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Omolo, Kenneth
🇰🇪FIDE 10800123· Male· Kenya
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Kenneth Omolo, a player, is rated 1894 and ranked 38th among KEN players. He has slipped back 85 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and 16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - ELITE SECTION. Also played 6 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 12 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 71 months (2001–2007), 88 months (2007–2014) and 67 months (2017–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2149 was reached (Apr 2015); he also reached #1 nationally in May 2023 and spent 24 months in top 3.
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd1864·Blz1929
All-time high
2149
−255 pts below
Apr 2015
Apr 2015
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38
#38 · KEN players · of 951
24 months in National top 3 (2014–2024)
24 months in National top 3 (2014–2024)
Career timeline
12 entries2024
24 months in national top 3
longest streak 12 months · since Jun 2014
Mar 2024
100 career games
Feb 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #1
rated 2088
May 2023
2017
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 2089 → returned at 2088
Sep 2017
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
Jun 2015
All-time peak 2149
−255 from today
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1916 → 1894
Tournaments
9
57 games
Score
34/ 5759.6%
30W8D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #45 | 2132 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #62 | 1822 | -37.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 2082 | +17.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4/10 | #6 | 1928 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #6 | 1973 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2103 | +23.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #20 | 2011 | +21.2 |
Worst Elo result: Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open (-37.6 Elo, finished #62).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMehul Gohil
🇰🇪KEN·1965
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGithinji Hinga
🇰🇪KEN·1929
+5 −5 =1
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsPeter Majur ManyangFM
🇸🇸SSD·2101
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKarani Ezekiel
🇰🇪KEN·1968
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLenny Mataiga Shile
🇰🇪KEN·1853
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
Kenya
#38
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#1,483
in continent
World
#49,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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