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Ngonga, Paul Oketch
🇰🇪FIDE 10802797· Male· Kenya· Born in 1962
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Paul Oketch Ngonga, a 64-year-old player, is rated 1550. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, and Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including KICC RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT - Open) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jan 2017 and Feb 2018. His peak of 1690 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024); he also reached #59 nationally in Sep 2017.
Previously known as Paul Oketch (until Mar 2017).
Current rating
1550
Standard
Rpd1769·Blz1647
All-time high
1690
−140 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62
Mar 2024 · age 62
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,285
#166,285 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
100 career games
at age 64
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+179 Elo)
1511 → 1690
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 62
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1690
at age 62 · −140 from today
Mar 2024
2023
5th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1522
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-46
1596 → 1550
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
12.5/ 2943.1%
12W1D16L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBhavsar Nisha Nileshbhai1,514·16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - U1600 SECTION·R2·-11.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #77 | 2665 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #47 | 1985 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #149 | 1985 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #7 | 1342 | -27.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/2 | #197 | 2700 | -6.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#574
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,049
in continent
World
#166,263
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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