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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 2066 — just 5 short of his peak of 2071 (Mar 2026, age 23) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN, Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, and Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - Major Section. 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 16 months and counting.
At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2066
Standard
Rpd2040·Blz1933
All-time high
2071
−5 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 23
Mar 2026 · age 23
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,881 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 10 since Apr 2025
National top 10 since Apr 2025
Career timeline
12 entries2026
16 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 15 months · since Feb 2025
Jun 2026
Peak national rank: #3
at age 23 · rated 2071
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2071
at age 23 · −5 from today
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+64
2002 → 2066
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
30.5/ 5159.8%
33W8D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #11 | 2016 | -4.6 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter Majur ManyangFM
🇸🇸SSD·2101
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGabriel Njuki
🇰🇪KEN·2002
+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·1889
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2176
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
South Sudan
#4
out of 37 players
Africa
#370
in continent
World
#18,881
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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