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Singe, Philip Mbawala
🇰🇪FIDE 10800360· Male· Kenya· Born in 1971
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Philip Mbawala Singe, a 55-year-old player, is rated 1735. He has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix. Also played 1 rapid (including KICC Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament 2nd Edition - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2012), 17 months (2012–2013) and 15 months (2013–2014). His peak of 1996 was reached at age 43 (Nov 2014); he also reached #4 nationally in Sep 2011 and spent 21 months in top 10.
Current rating
1735
Standard
Rpd1874·Blz1812
All-time high
1996
−261 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 43
Nov 2014 · age 43
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#97,742
#97,742 · players worldwide · of 218,279
21 months in National top 10 (2010–2014)
21 months in National top 10 (2010–2014)
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1702 → 1837
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Mar 2024
2022
3rd 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1793
Apr 2022
2020
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 49 · rated 1857
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-70
1805 → 1735
Tournaments
7
43 games
Score
23.5/ 4354.7%
21W5D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #34 | 1669 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #95 | 1966 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #33 | 1772 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/3 | #54 | 2709 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #78 | 1651 | -53.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #37 | 1836 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #18 | 2491 | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoseph Muragu Methu
🇰🇪KEN·1938
+0 −13 =3
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRicky Sang
🇰🇪KEN·1925
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMehul Gohil
🇰🇪KEN·1965
+0 −6 =4
10 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsJackson Kamau Ndegwa
🇰🇪KEN·1895
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsVictor Ngani
🇰🇪KEN·1980
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#185
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,587
in continent
World
#97,740
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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