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Muchiri, Rocky
🇰🇪FIDE 10810803· Male· Kenya· Born in 2005
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Rocky Muchiri, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1948 — just 9 short of his peak of 1957 (Apr 2026, age 21) and ranked 18th among KEN players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +107 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Kenya University and College Championship - Playoffs Open, 3rd Kenya University and College Championship, and Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix. Also played 1 rapid (including KUSF Natoinals Men) and 6 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Open Event) recently. He reached #11 nationally in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #3, #2, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1948
Standard
Rpd1827·Blz1903
All-time high
1957
−9 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · KEN players · of 951
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak national rank: #11
at age 21 · rated 1957
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1957
at age 21 · −9 from today
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 21
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Jan 2025
2024
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1851
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+164 Elo)
1687 → 1851
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+93
1855 → 1948
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
23/ 3663.9%
19W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | QF | 2183 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/7 | #1 | 2570 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #14 | 1979 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #64 | 1870 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #39 | 2029 | +11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTimothy Mwabu
🇰🇪KEN·1922
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKarani Ezekiel
🇰🇪KEN·1968
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsMutuge IanCM
🇰🇪KEN·1909
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#18
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#993
in continent
World
#37,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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