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Ngong Samuel Gai
🇸🇸FIDE 32501242· Male· South Sudan· Born in 2003
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Ngong Samuel Gai, a 23-year-old player, is rated 2071 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - Major Section, and CTC Open Chess Championship 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Gambit Invitational Chess Rapid Event 2026 - 2nd Edition) and 3 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 18-month break between May 2022 and Dec 2023. He reached #3 nationally in Mar 2026 and has been in top 10 for 15 months and counting.
At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2071
Standard
Rpd2040·Blz1933
All-time high
2071
at best
Mar 2026 · age 23
Mar 2026 · age 23
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,282 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 10 since Apr 2025
National top 10 since Apr 2025
Career timeline
12 entries2026
15 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 14 months · since Feb 2025
May 2026
Peak national rank: #3
at age 23 · rated 2071
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2071
at age 23
Mar 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 22
Jul 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Feb 2025
6-month rising streak
+143 Elo
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
2031 → 2071
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
30/ 4271.4%
29W2D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/8 | #1 | 2739 | +69.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #7 | 1921 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #23 | 1966 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 2233 | +25.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #10 | 1969 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/8 | #22 | 1865 | -29.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter Majur ManyangFM
🇸🇸SSD·2078
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGabriel Njuki
🇰🇪KEN·2023
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNyola Wasswa Mark
🇺🇬UGA·2263
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsChumba Allan
🇰🇪KEN·1876
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2142
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
South Sudan
#4
out of 43 players
Africa
#349
in continent
World
#18,282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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