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WB
Wangombe, Benard
🇰🇪FIDE 10803505· Male· Kenya· Born in 1996
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Benard Wangombe, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1735 — just 15 short of his peak of 1750 (Sep 2024, age 28). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 40 months (2016–2020), 26 months (2021–2024) and 18 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1800 Section- 2nd Episode and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1800 Section- 1st Episode. Also played 5 blitz events (including Rumble in the City Blitz - 3rd Edition) recently. He reached #81 nationally in Dec 2015.
At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1735
Standard
Rpd1689·Blz1690
All-time high
1750
−15 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 28
Sep 2024 · age 28
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#97,610
#97,610 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+220 Elo)
1530 → 1750
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1750
at age 28 · −15 from today
Sep 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1750 → returned at 1735
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1530 → returned at 1718
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1750 → 1735
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 1944 | +13.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #7 | 1568 | -28.0 |
Worst Elo result: Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1800 Section- 1st Episode (-28.0 Elo, finished #7).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#184
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#3,559
in continent
World
#97,609
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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Africa
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World
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