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Gong Thon Gong
CM🇸🇸FIDE 32500610· Male· South Sudan· Born in 1999
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Gong Thon Gong, a 27-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2122 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 131 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 Major Section- 2nd Episode, and Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2253 was reached at age 26 (May 2025); he also reached #1 nationally in Feb 2022 and has been #1 for 41 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 27). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2122
Standard
Rpd2178·Blz2207
All-time high
2253
−131 pts below
May 2025 · age 26
May 2025 · age 26
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,447 · players worldwide · of 216,808
#1 nationally since Apr 2026
#1 nationally since Apr 2026
Career timeline
17 entries2026
41 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 26 months · since Feb 2022
May 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 27
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2253
at age 26 · −131 from today
May 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Apr 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-131
2253 → 2122
Tournaments
14
92 games
Score
70/ 9276.1%
63W14D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #15 | 2084 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 2015 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2093 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/3 | #16 | 2571 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/8 | #3 | 2256 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #4 | 2079 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #7 | 2102 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/6 | #1 | 2678 | +19.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/8 | #3 | 2275 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #11 | 1932 | -28.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2142
+7 −4 =5
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPeter Majur ManyangFM
🇸🇸SSD·2078
+7 −6 =3
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHarold WanyamaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2129
+8 −6 =1
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsEmmanuel Mukose
🇺🇬UGA·1804
+13 −1 =0
14 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRajab Kamoga
🇺🇬UGA·2102
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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South Sudan
#1
out of 43 players
Africa
#235
in continent
World
#13,447
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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