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Gicheru, Kennedy Muthoni
🇰🇪FIDE 10808523· Male· Kenya· Born in 1997
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Kennedy Muthoni Gicheru, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1716 — just 22 short of his peak of 1738 (Mar 2024, age 27). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Dec 2023 and Jan 2025. Recent appearance: 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including Galleria BYOB - The 19th Edition) recently. He reached #82 nationally in Sep 2020.
Current rating
1716
Standard
Rpd1732·Blz1667
All-time high
1738
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 27
Mar 2024 · age 27
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#104,163
#104,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1565 → 1738
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1738
at age 27 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1564 → returned at 1715
Dec 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Apr 2022
2020
Peak national rank: #82
at age 23 · rated 1637
Sep 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
1715 → 1716
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 | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #18 | 1912 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#209
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,877
in continent
World
#104,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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