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KJ
Kazibwe Jovan
🇺🇬FIDE 10042938· Male· Uganda· Born in 2008
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Kazibwe Jovan, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1736 — just 1 short of his peak of 1737 (Feb 2026, age 18). He is climbing fast, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section and Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Juniors. Also played 5 rapid events (including Wampeewo Junior Rapid Chess Event 2025 - Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #13 and #7 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1736
Standard
Rpd1663·Blz—
All-time high
1737
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,299
#97,299 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1737
at age 18 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+166 Elo)
1570 → 1736
Jan 2026
2025
13th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1732
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Feb 2025
2024
7th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1661
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1732 → 1736
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
10.5/ 1475.0%
10W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #12 | 1827 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #7 | 2431 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#152
out of 786 players
Africa
#3,540
in continent
World
#97,298
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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