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Murungi Daron Aaron
🇺🇬FIDE 10046364· Male· Uganda· Born in 2009
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Murungi Daron Aaron, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1795 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open, 2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section, and Royal Knights UNDER 1800 Classical Chess Championship. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8 and #2 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1795
Standard
Rpd1750·Blz1770
All-time high
1795
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#77,970
#77,970 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1795
at age 17
Jun 2026
8th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1788
Jan 2026
2025
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1789
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+262 Elo)
1527 → 1789
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Openperf 2459 (+664) · 8/6 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+81
1714 → 1795
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
29/ 3876.3%
27W4D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMuhebwa Shafik1,864·Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open·R7·+23.9
2.[W]vsByamukama Sean1,740·Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open·R3·+16.9
3.[D]vsJudah Nathan LevitanFM2,192·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U18 Boys)·R6·+16.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #17 | 2105 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 8/6 | #4 | 2459 | +45.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/6 | #15 | 2399 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #2 | 2422 | +26.0 |
Tournament | Aug 2025 | 5.5/5 | #4 | 2388 | +47.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U18 Boys) (-25.2 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
Uganda
#108
out of 808 players
Africa
#2,645
in continent
World
#77,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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