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Singe, Philip Mbawala

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#97,742

#97,742 · players worldwide · of 218,279
21 months in National top 10 (2010–2014)

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
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

Best result
Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open
perf 1966 (+226) · 4/6 · #95
Top opponent
vs Victor Ngani 1,964
KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section · Oct 2025 · +4.5 Elo

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20262.5/4#341669-4.8
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/6#951966-3.6
Open Swiss
Mar 20262/5#331772+1.4
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/3#542709+1.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/4#781651-53.2
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/7#371836+0.4
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/4#182491-11.4
Worst Elo result: Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section (-53.2 Elo, finished #78).

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Rankings

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Kenya
#185
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,587
in continent
World
#97,740
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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185🇰🇪Singe, Philip Mbawala1,735
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,437
9
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10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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