Format
HG
Hinga, Githinji
🇰🇪FIDE 10801006· Male· Kenya· Born in 1978
Githinji Hinga, a 48-year-old player. currently rated 1929 in Standard, career peak of 2123 (Dec 2016). He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2020–2021), 12 months (2023–2024).
Current rating
1929
Standard
Rpd1923·Blz1978
All-time high
2123
−194 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 38
Dec 2016 · age 38
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#19
in Kenya · of 869
15 months in National top 3 (2016–2018)
15 months in National top 3 (2016–2018)
Career timeline
9 entries2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1907 → returned at 1944
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1969 → returned at 1984
Mar 2020
2018
15 months in national top 3
longest streak 15 months · since Dec 2016
Feb 2018
2016
Peak national rank: #3
at age 38 · rated 2123
Dec 2016
All-time peak 2123
at age 38 · −194 from today
Dec 2016
Crossed 2100
at age 38
Oct 2016
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+17
1912 → 1929
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Kenya
#19
out of 1,081 players
Africa
#1,098
in continent
World
#41,398
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
Africa
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
4 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-01STDKenya National Chess League 2025- Super League Division AElo 1929
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panchol, James MadolSSD | 2024 | 1 | +13 | ♔ |
| Mugagga, AllanUGA | 1916 | 0 | -9.8 | ♚ |
| Mutuma, Victor MutugiKEN | 1743 | 1 | +5.6 | ♔ |
| Daniel, MisikoKEN | 1829 | 1 | +7.8 | ♚ |