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Kimani, Kimingi
🇰🇪FIDE 10807012· Male· Kenya· Born in 1990
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Kimingi Kimani, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1917 — just 13 short of his peak of 1930 (Jun 2025, age 35) and ranked 27th among KEN players. He has fluctuated between 1872 and 1930 over the past 2 years. 50 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section, and Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2016–2018) and 16 months (2021–2023). He reached #14 nationally in Jun 2025.
Previously known as Kimingi Kimani (until Jun 2017).
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd1850·Blz—
All-time high
1930
−13 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 35
Jun 2025 · age 35
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27
#27 · KEN players · of 951
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Peak national rank: #14
at age 35 · rated 1930
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1930
at age 35 · −13 from today
Jun 2025
100 career games
at age 35
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1758 → 1911
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1789 → returned at 1765
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1904 → 1917
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
18/ 3060.0%
17W2D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMadol Garang Panthou JohCM2,145·Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open·R4·+16.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 1991 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #71 | 2044 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #22 | 1803 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #21 | 1791 | -16.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#27
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#1,245
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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