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Gohil, Mehul

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FIDEFIDE 10800999· Male· Kenya· Born in 1981

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Mehul Gohil, a 45-year-old player, is rated 1965 and ranked 14th among KEN players. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 4 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2117 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2020); he also reached #2 nationally in Nov 2019 and spent 14 months in top 3.

Current rating

1965

Standard

Rpd1970·Blz1936

All-time high

2117

152 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 39

Activity

63

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#14

#14 · KEN players · of 951
14 months in National top 3 (2015–2025)

Career timeline

25 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Dec 2025
500 career games
at age 44
Dec 2025
14 months in national top 3
since Jan 2015
Jun 2025
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 2025
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 43
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open
perf 2142 (+136) · 5/6 · #5

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/4#202636+8.0
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/7#301931-3.4
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/6#32021+8.8
Round-Robin
Dec 20254/10#71924-23.0
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/6#91940-4.6
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/6#52142+20.6
Open Swiss
Sep 20251.5/3#261539-24.0
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/6#22062+11.4

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Kenya
#14
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#858
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Kenya
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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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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2,425
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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8
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33643🇰🇪Gohil, Mehul1,965