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Methu, Joseph Muragu
🇰🇪FIDE 10804714· Male· Kenya· Born in 1987
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Joseph Muragu Methu, a 39-year-old player, is rated 1938 and ranked 20th among KEN players. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and CTC Open Chess Championship 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2141 was reached at age 32 (Aug 2019); he also reached #1 nationally in May 2019 and spent 33 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Previously known as Joseph Muraga Methu (until Apr 2016).
Current rating
1938
Standard
Rpd1940·Blz1995
All-time high
2141
−203 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 32
Aug 2019 · age 32
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · KEN players · of 951
33 months in National top 3 (2019–2022)
33 months in National top 3 (2019–2022)
Career timeline
13 entries2025
500 career games
at age 38
Nov 2025
2022
33 months in national top 3
longest streak 32 months · since Mar 2019
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2119 → returned at 2125
Apr 2020
2019
All-time peak 2141
at age 32 · −203 from today
Aug 2019
Peak national rank: #1
at age 32 · rated 2123
May 2019
Crossed 2100
at age 32
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1955 → 1938
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
19/ 3063.3%
15W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #23 | 1933 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #34 | 2086 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #51 | 1768 | -15.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #10 | 1931 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #23 | 2007 | +12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMehul Gohil
🇰🇪KEN·1965
+10 −10 =8
28 games·last met May 2025
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vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+18 −6 =3
27 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRicky Sang
🇰🇪KEN·1925
+15 −5 =7
27 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMartin Njoroge
🇰🇪KEN·1905
+9 −6 =6
21 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsGithinji Hinga
🇰🇪KEN·1929
+11 −7 =2
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#20
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#1,076
in continent
World
#39,211
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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