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Mulindwa Joram Leighton
🇺🇬FIDE 10042555· Male· Uganda· Born in 2009
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Mulindwa Joram Leighton, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1610 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section and Rwabushenyi Memorial Championship 2025 - Juniors. Also played 2 rapid events (including Prestige Cup 2025 Open) recently.
At junior level, he reached #26 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1610
Standard
Rpd1528·Blz—
All-time high
1610
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#142,583
#142,583 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
26th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1610
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1580 → 1610
May 2026
All-time peak 1610
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
9W0D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsRickey Micheal Beinomugisha1,598·2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section·R7·-19.0
2.[L]vsAhabwe Cornelius Turyahikayo1,607·2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section·R5·-18.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #38 | 1548 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/2 | #4 | 1546 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#285
out of 786 players
Africa
#5,804
in continent
World
#142,573
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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