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Gohil, Mehul
🇰🇪FIDE 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
Jan 2020 · age 39
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · KEN players · of 951
14 months in National top 3 (2015–2025)
14 months in National top 3 (2015–2025)
Career timeline
25 entries2025
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
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
2003 → 1965
Tournaments
8
50 games
Score
34/ 5068.0%
31W6D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/4 | #20 | 2636 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #30 | 1931 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2021 | +8.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4/10 | #7 | 1924 | -23.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #9 | 1940 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #5 | 2142 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #26 | 1539 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2062 | +11.4 |
Worst Elo result: 4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section (-24.0 Elo, finished #26).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+17 −14 =0
31 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJoseph Muragu Methu
🇰🇪KEN·1938
+10 −10 =8
28 games·last met May 2025
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vsRicky Sang
🇰🇪KEN·1925
+12 −4 =3
19 games·last met May 2025
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vsBen Nguku NamaleCM
🇰🇪KEN·2045
+4 −9 =6
19 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsJackson Kamau Ndegwa
🇰🇪KEN·1895
+10 −5 =2
17 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#14
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#858
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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