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Newton Karimi
🇰🇪FIDE 10808264· Male· Kenya· Born in 1999
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Newton Karimi, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1472. He has slipped back 155 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, Pioneri Chess Challengers Invitational Tournament, and PIONERI CHESS CHALLENGERS PROGRAMME 4TH EDITION. Also played 4 blitz events (including Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme 3rd Edition - Blitz) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2024 and Jul 2025. His peak of 1627 was reached at age 25 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1472
Standard
Rpd1591·Blz1535
All-time high
1627
−155 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 25
Mar 2024 · age 25
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#196,216
#196,216 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+308 Elo)
1319 → 1627
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 25
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1627
at age 25 · −155 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-133
1605 → 1472
Tournaments
6
33 games
Score
12.5/ 3337.9%
12W1D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKamau Kelvin Ngigi1,735·2nd Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme Invitational Tournament·R6·+28.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #73 | 1500 | -17.0 |
Tournament | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 1737 | -34.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #4 | 1792 | -28.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #8 | 1603 | -36.4 |
Tournament | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #4 | 1706 | -17.6 |
Tournament | Jun 2025 | 2/4 | #4 | 1710 | -21.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKamau Kelvin Ngigi
🇰🇪KEN·1738
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRemiel Ahadi
🇰🇪KEN·1425
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsWisley Oriki
🇰🇪KEN·1711
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNthiga Blair Wema
🇰🇪KEN·1629
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#771
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,363
in continent
World
#196,116
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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