November 2026

Best chess players in Rwanda

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive

2

GrandmastersGM

0

International MastersIM

0

Woman GrandmastersWGM

0

Nearby countries

World leaderboard All countries

• Kenya 1,455 active CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 2153
• Uganda 1,135 active IM Arthur Ssegwanyi 2320
• Ethiopia 181 active FM Leykun Mesfin 2161
• Tanzania 43 active Albert Njau 1971
• Somalia 30 active CM Abdulkadir Mohamed Warsame 2018
• Burundi 16 active IM Ezra Paul Chambers 2397
• Djibouti 11 active Zakaria Ali Absieh 1853
• Eritrea 5 active CM Kibrom Weldegebriel Beraki 1943

Questions

There are 2 active FIDE rated players in Rwanda. The highest rated is Ian Murara Urwintwari with 1842 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Rwanda?

Ian Murara Urwintwari, rated 1842 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Rwanda?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has no grandmasters in Rwanda.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.