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Kagambi, Lawrence
🇰🇪FIDE 10800190· Male· Kenya· Born in 1964
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Lawrence Kagambi, a 62-year-old player, is rated 1807. He has fluctuated between 1772 and 1847 over the past 2 years. 50 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, and Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - Major Section. Also played 1 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1909 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2017); he also reached #15 nationally in May 2017.
Current rating
1807
Standard
Rpd1869·Blz1833
All-time high
1909
−102 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 53
Jan 2017 · age 53
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#74,142
#74,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Jun 2026
2025
2nd 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1847
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Jan 2025
2020
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1852
Oct 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1852 → returned at 1849
Mar 2020
100 career games
at age 56
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (ELITE SECTION)perf 1898 (+65) · 3/5 · #10
Top opponent
Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (ELITE SECTION) · Jun 2025 · +14.0 Elo
Evolution
-26
1833 → 1807
Tournaments
9
54 games
Score
30/ 5455.6%
29W2D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #16 | 1850 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #22 | 1635 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #11 | 1857 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #21 | 1790 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #21 | 1804 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/7 | #82 | 1616 | -43.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #47 | 1912 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/4 | #13 | 2560 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | 1898 | +10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMehul Gohil
🇰🇪KEN·1965
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJoseph Muragu Methu
🇰🇪KEN·1938
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsPeter Gilruth
🇰🇪KEN·1977
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsGabriel Njuki
🇰🇪KEN·2002
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#91
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,490
in continent
World
#74,141
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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