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Lwanga, Charles Karoli
🇰🇪FIDE 10801766· Male· Kenya· Born in 1970
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Charles Karoli Lwanga, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1743. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section. Also played 1 blitz event (including Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1778 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2017); he also reached #36 nationally in Jan 2018.
Previously known as Charles Lwanga (until Apr 2016).
Current rating
1743
Standard
Rpd1769·Blz1689
All-time high
1778
−35 pts below
Jul 2017 · age 47
Jul 2017 · age 47
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#94,989
#94,989 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1743
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1610 → 1770
Nov 2024
2022
5th 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 1668
Apr 2022
2020
6th 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1647
Oct 2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1647 → returned at 1655
Feb 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 49
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1737 → 1743
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
5W0D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/4 | #94 | 2591 | +6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJoseph Muragu Methu
🇰🇪KEN·1938
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMartin Njoroge
🇰🇪KEN·1905
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRicky Sang
🇰🇪KEN·1925
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsMehul Gohil
🇰🇪KEN·1965
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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Kenya
#175
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,444
in continent
World
#94,987
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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