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Mukabi, John
CM🇰🇪FIDE 10800034· Male· Kenya· Born in 1964
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John Mukabi, a 62-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1791. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 23 months (2003–2005), 17 months (2005–2006), 45 months (2007–2010), 42 months (2010–2014) and 21 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Open Event. Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. His peak of 2123 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2001); he also reached #3 nationally in Sep 2011 and spent 29 months in top 5.
Awarded CM in 2007 (age 43).
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1929·Blz1822
All-time high
2123
−332 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37
Jan 2001 · age 37
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
29 months in National top 5 (2001–2014)
29 months in National top 5 (2001–2014)
Career timeline
21 entries2025
3rd 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1810
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1676 → 1810
Dec 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1684 → returned at 1791
Feb 2024
2020
3rd 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1820
Oct 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 52
Nov 2016
2015
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2075
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1810 → 1791
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #46 | 1753 | -18.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMehul Gohil
🇰🇪KEN·1965
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsCollins Young
🇰🇪KEN·1702
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsJoseph Ngooro Maigua
🇰🇪KEN·1851
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsTom Amwai
🇰🇪KEN·1753
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Kenya
#105
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,703
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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