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Kisindai, Paul Wangwe
🇰🇪FIDE 10811060· Male· Kenya· Born in 1993
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Paul Wangwe Kisindai, a 33-year-old player, is rated 1717. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2023). Recent appearances: Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open and Bungoma Open - 2025 Open Section. Also played 1 rapid event (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Rapid) recently. His peak of 1769 was reached at age 31 (Mar 2024); he also reached #77 nationally in Feb 2018.
Current rating
1717
Standard
Rpd1771·Blz—
All-time high
1769
−52 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 31
Mar 2024 · age 31
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#103,816
#103,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1528 → 1769
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1769
at age 31 · −52 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 30
May 2023
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1528 → returned at 1633
Feb 2022
2018
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1570 → returned at 1528
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1725 → 1717
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsWaweru Trevor Kipngetich1,504·Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open·R6·+4.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #35 | 1796 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #57 | 1732 | -9.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#208
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,864
in continent
World
#103,813
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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