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Gichuhi, Brian Chege

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FIDEFIDE 10807764· Male· Kenya· Born in 1999

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Brian Chege Gichuhi, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1825 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open and KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section. Also played 6 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently. He took a 16-month break between Jan 2023 and Jun 2024. He reached #54 nationally in Jan 2018.

At junior level, he reached #3 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1825

Standard

Rpd1849·Blz1908

All-time high

1825

at best
Apr 2026 · age 27

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#68,698

#68,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1825
at age 27
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1604 → 1785
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
Jan 2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1604 → returned at 1745
Jan 2023
2021
Re-crossed 1600
at age 22
Dec 2021

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open
perf 2077 (+252) · 4.5/7 · #66
Top opponent
vs Ben MaganaCM 2,026
Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open · Mar 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
+52
1773 → 1825
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
8W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/7#662077+26.8
KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/7#441951+11.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsMehul Gohil
🇰🇪KEN·1965
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsLenny Mataiga Shile
🇰🇪KEN·1853
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Kenya
#73
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,241
in continent
World
#68,697
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Kenya
1
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2
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2,108
3
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2,102
4
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2,045
5
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2,035
6
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2,020
7
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2,004
8
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2,002
9
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10
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73🇰🇪Gichuhi, Brian Chege1,825
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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2241🇰🇪Gichuhi, Brian Chege1,825
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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9
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68697🇰🇪Gichuhi, Brian Chege1,825