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Ombui, Paul
🇰🇪FIDE 10803408· Male· Kenya· Born in 1988
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Paul Ombui, a 38-year-old player, is rated 1707. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: MCC Monthly Chess Tournament - Labour Day and Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open. Also played 4 rapid (including MCC CHESSMAS RAPID 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Mashariki Blitz Farewell 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2016–2018) and 33 months (2022–2025). His peak of 1746 was reached at age 36 (Mar 2024); he also reached #58 nationally in Sep 2017.
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd1674·Blz1568
All-time high
1746
−39 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 36
Mar 2024 · age 36
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 36
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1746
at age 36 · −39 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1576 → returned at 1731
Jun 2022
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Feb 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1592 → 1634
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 31
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1731 → 1707
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
7W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #12 | 2425 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #92 | 1884 | -3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNdumia Samuel Nderitu
🇰🇪KEN·1526
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsSajid Nurmohamed
🇰🇪KEN·1776
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJackson Kioko Kalema
🇰🇪KEN·1686
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsLukoko Moses
🇰🇪KEN·1703
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
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Kenya
#230
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#4,056
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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