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Amwai, Tom
🇰🇪FIDE 10803670· Male· Kenya· Born in 1985
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Tom Amwai, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1753 — just 9 short of his peak of 1762 (Jan 2025, age 40). He has fluctuated between 1727 and 1762 over the past 2 years. 40 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix, 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section, and CTC Open Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He reached #49 nationally in Jun 2015.
Previously known as Tom Amwai (until Feb 2017).
Current rating
1753
Standard
Rpd1805·Blz1730
All-time high
1762
−9 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 40
Jan 2025 · age 40
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#91,588
#91,588 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
7th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1753
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1591 → 1755
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1762
at age 40 · −9 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 39
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1637 → returned at 1650
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+22
1731 → 1753
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
15.5/ 2757.4%
13W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #13 | 1916 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/2 | #83 | 2624 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #16 | 1796 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #135 | 2716 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJackson Kamau Ndegwa
🇰🇪KEN·1895
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2176
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMehul Gohil
🇰🇪KEN·1965
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsMoses Andiwoh
🇰🇪KEN·1811
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsCollins Young
🇰🇪KEN·1702
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#159
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,282
in continent
World
#91,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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