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Armon Sein
🇰🇪FIDE 10802371· Male· Kenya· Born in 1992
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Armon Sein, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1603. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2022–2023) and 34 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open. Also played 2 rapid (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Rapid) and 7 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1634 was reached at age 32 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1603
Standard
Rpd1612·Blz1548
All-time high
1634
−31 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 32
Mar 2024 · age 32
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#145,882
#145,882 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1404 → 1634
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 32
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 32
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 32
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1634
at age 32 · −31 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1390 → returned at 1604
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1634 → 1603
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMugambi Christian Mwamba1,810·Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open·R7·-9.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #135 | 2142 | -30.8 |
Worst Elo result: Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open (-30.8 Elo, finished #135).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRicky Sang
🇰🇪KEN·1925
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsChitundu Limbikani
🇰🇪KEN·1898
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMartin Oyamo
🇰🇪KEN·1667
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsJoyce Nyaruai NdiranguWFM
🇰🇪KEN·1841
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#462
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,027
in continent
World
#145,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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