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AJ
Ayemba James
🇺🇬FIDE 10042920· Male· Uganda· Born in 2008
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Ayemba James, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1506 — just 1 short of his peak of 1507 (Jun 2024, age 16). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 4 rapid events (including Wampeewo Junior Rapid Chess Event 2025 - Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #50 and #34 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1506
Standard
Rpd1554·Blz—
All-time high
1507
−1 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 16
Jun 2024 · age 16
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#182,390
#182,390 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
50th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1507
Jan 2025
2024
34th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1507
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Jun 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1485 → 1506
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
6/ 875.0%
6W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/3 | #63 | 2608 | +20.0 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#423
out of 786 players
Africa
#7,666
in continent
World
#182,336
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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