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Ngong Samuel Gai

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

43

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#18,282 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 10 since Apr 2025

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
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

Best result
Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open
perf 2739 (+669) · 8/8 · #1
Best comeback
Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open
finished #1 (seeded #16 of 200)

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Dec 20258/8#12739+69.4
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/6#71921-14.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/8#231966-6.4
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/6#22233+25.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/6#101969-2.8
Open Swiss
May 20255/8#221865-29.4
Worst Elo result: Nairobi County Open Chess Championship 2025 (-29.4 Elo, finished #22).

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Rankings

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South Sudan
#4
out of 43 players
Africa
#349
in continent
World
#18,282
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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5
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6
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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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10
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1
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