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Nyaga, James Kabui

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FIDEFIDE 10808353· Male· Kenya· Born in 1998

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James Kabui Nyaga, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1839. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 6 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent appearance: Quo Valdis Chess Open 2025. His peak of 1917 was reached at age 24 (Aug 2022, #12 nationally at the time).

Previously known as James Kabui Nyaga (until Feb 2017). At junior level, he reached #1 and #6 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1839

Standard

Rpd1900·Blz1890

All-time high

1917

−78 pts below
Aug 2022 · age 24

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#64,553

#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 26
Mar 2024
2022
Peak national rank: #12
at age 24 · rated 1917
Aug 2022
All-time peak 1917
at age 24 · −78 from today
Aug 2022
2020
9-month rising streak
+79 Elo
Mar 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1877 → returned at 1855
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Quo Valdis Chess Open 2025
perf 1926 (+67) · 5/8 · #7
Top opponent
vs Victor Machel Hongo 1,732
Quo Valdis Chess Open 2025 · Jun 2025 · +6.5 Elo
Evolution
-20
1859 → 1839
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
5W0D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPeter Majur ManyangFM2,082·Quo Valdis Chess Open 2025·R2·-4.3
2.[L]vsMadol Garang Panthou JohCM2,111·Quo Valdis Chess Open 2025·R8·-3.8
3.[L]vsGong Thon GongCM2,253·Quo Valdis Chess Open 2025·R4·-1.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Quo Valdis Chess Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/8#71926+16.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+3 −11 =1
15 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJoseph Muragu Methu
🇰🇪KEN·1938
+1 −10 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsTimothy Mwabu
🇰🇪KEN·1922
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBen Nguku NamaleCM
🇰🇪KEN·2045
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsVictor Ngani
🇰🇪KEN·1980
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2023
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Kenya
#63
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,076
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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63🇰🇪Nyaga, James Kabui1,839
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1
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2
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