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Mwangi, Samuel Macharia
🇰🇪FIDE 10808698· Male· Kenya· Born in 1991
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Samuel Macharia Mwangi, a 35-year-old player, is rated 1690 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MCC Monthly Chess Tournament - Labour Day, KILIFI OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 - OPEN, and Mombasa International Chess Festival - Open. Also played 4 rapid (including MCC CHESSMAS RAPID 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Mashariki Blitz Farewell 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jan 2017 and Feb 2018.
Previously known as Samuel Macharia Mwangi (until Jun 2017).
Current rating
1690
Standard
Rpd1636·Blz1581
All-time high
1690
at best
Jun 2026 · age 35
Jun 2026 · age 35
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#113,622
#113,622 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1690
at age 35
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+228 Elo)
1452 → 1680
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 33
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 33
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1400
at age 31
Mar 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1677 → 1690
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
12.5/ 1869.4%
11W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/3 | #13 | 2431 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #5 | 2465 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/3 | #25 | 2569 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLukoko Moses
🇰🇪KEN·1703
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNdumia Samuel Nderitu
🇰🇪KEN·1526
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsClinton Ngugi
🇰🇪KEN·1819
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJackson Kioko Kalema
🇰🇪KEN·1686
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsChahindi Muluda
🇰🇪KEN·1864
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#260
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#4,375
in continent
World
#113,618
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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