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Danford, Kosi
🇰🇪FIDE 10811184· Male· Kenya· Born in 1990
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Kosi Danford, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1684. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 69-month break between Feb 2020 and Dec 2025 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Mombasa Chess Classical Tournament 2026, KILIFI OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 - OPEN, and Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including 3rd Coast Classics Open Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 1752 was reached at age 34 (Mar 2024); he also reached #66 nationally in Jul 2019.
Current rating
1684
Standard
Rpd1723·Blz1671
All-time high
1752
−68 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 34
Mar 2024 · age 34
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#115,737
#115,737 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 34
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1752
at age 34 · −68 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 1587 → returned at 1713
Feb 2020
2019
Peak national rank: #66
at age 29 · rated 1689
Jul 2019
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Nov 2018
Crossed 1500
at age 28
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-68
1752 → 1684
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
7W3D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/2 | #1 | 2331 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/2 | #16 | 2566 | -34.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #53 | 1600 | -39.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#277
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#4,500
in continent
World
#115,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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