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Zachary Muthinji
🇰🇪FIDE 10805648· Male· Kenya· Born in 1979
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Zachary Muthinji, a 47-year-old player, is rated 1772 — just 5 short of his peak of 1777 (Mar 2024, age 45). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 38 months (2021–2024). Recent appearance: Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section. Also played 1 rapid (including Zero is a number - Rapid) and 1 blitz events recently. He reached #52 nationally in Feb 2018.
Current rating
1772
Standard
Rpd1761·Blz1667
All-time high
1777
−5 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 45
Mar 2024 · age 45
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#85,197
#85,197 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
8th 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1772
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1629 → 1765
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1777
at age 45 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
2022
10th 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 1629
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1629 → returned at 1765
Sep 2021
2018
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1698 → returned at 1629
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1765 → 1772
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #30 | 1951 | +6.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#129
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,995
in continent
World
#85,195
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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