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Njoroge, Martin
🇰🇪FIDE 10801952· Male· Kenya· Born in 1996
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Martin Njoroge, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1905 and ranked 31st among KEN players. He is progressing steadily with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈45/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 3 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1987 was reached at age 26 (Sep 2022, #5 nationally at the time); he spent 19 months in top 10.
Previously known as Martin Njoroge (until Dec 2018). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1905
Standard
Rpd1959·Blz1881
All-time high
1987
−82 pts below
Sep 2022 · age 26
Sep 2022 · age 26
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31
#31 · KEN players · of 951
19 months in National top 10 (2021–2026)
19 months in National top 10 (2021–2026)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
500 career games
at age 30
Feb 2026
19 months in national top 10
since Oct 2021
Jan 2026
2022
Peak national rank: #5
at age 26 · rated 1987
Sep 2022
All-time peak 1987
at age 26 · −82 from today
Sep 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1790 → 1965
Jun 2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1965 → returned at 1958
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-42
1947 → 1905
Tournaments
8
53 games
Score
30.5/ 5357.5%
28W5D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #27 | 1860 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #29 | 1943 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #17 | 1998 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #35 | 1953 | -38.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2/10 | #11 | 1760 | -44.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #11 | 1990 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #14 | 1894 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #4 | 1867 | -8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoseph Muragu Methu
🇰🇪KEN·1938
+6 −9 =6
21 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMehul Gohil
🇰🇪KEN·1965
+3 −9 =3
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBen MaganaCM
🇰🇪KEN·2020
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsOluka Robert McligeyoCM
🇰🇪KEN·2102
+6 −4 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsElvis Likoko WanasuniaCM
🇰🇪KEN·1952
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
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Kenya
#31
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#1,363
in continent
World
#46,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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