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Ssempijja George
🇺🇬FIDE 10041281· Male· Uganda· Born in 2012
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Ssempijja George, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1620 — just 29 short of his peak of 1649 (Feb 2026, age 14). He is climbing fast, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section, Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Juniors, and Rwabushenyi Memorial Championship 2025 - Juniors. Also played 7 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1620
Standard
Rpd1655·Blz1561
All-time high
1649
−29 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#139,337
#139,337 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
8th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1649
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1524 → 1649
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1649
at age 14 · −29 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)perf 2401 (+781) · 6/5 · #31
Top opponent
Evolution
+106
1514 → 1620
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
32/ 4768.1%
30W4D13L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsTumukunde Trevor1,635·East Africa Community Schools Junior and Youth Chess Tournament 2025·R6·+26.7
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsTumusiime Francis1,430·East Africa Community Schools Junior and Youth Chess Tournament 2025·R4·-24.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/5 | #31 | 2401 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #48 | 2110 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/2 | #5 | 2430 | +42.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/3 | #3 | 2313 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #58 | 1925 | +56.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/3 | #5 | 2305 | +19.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section (-19.2 Elo, finished #48).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTumukunde Trevor
🇺🇬UGA·1707
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTumusiime Elvis
🇺🇬UGA·1647
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMuhirwa Alvin
🇺🇬UGA·1983
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsNolan Alex Nio
🇺🇬UGA·1515
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Uganda
#282
out of 808 players
Africa
#5,696
in continent
World
#139,328
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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