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Young, Collins
🇰🇪FIDE 10801391· Male· Kenya· Born in 1969
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Collins Young, a 57-year-old player, is rated 1702. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent appearance: KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section. Also played 1 blitz event (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1867 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2015); he also reached #24 nationally in Apr 2015.
Previously known as Young Collins (until Apr 2016).
Current rating
1702
Standard
Rpd1857·Blz1755
All-time high
1867
−165 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 46
Oct 2015 · age 46
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109,261
#109,261 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1766
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1637 → 1774
Feb 2025
2022
5th 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 1677
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1647 → returned at 1648
Feb 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 49
Dec 2018
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-63
1765 → 1702
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
3W3D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #89 | 1887 | -20.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMehul Gohil
🇰🇪KEN·1965
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsLenny Mataiga Shile
🇰🇪KEN·1853
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsAguda LwangaCM
🇰🇪KEN·1815
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsBryan Toboso Akhanyinya
🇰🇪KEN·1765
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#238
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#4,151
in continent
World
#109,258
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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