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GJ
Gwada, James
🇰🇪FIDE 10811605· Male· Kenya· Born in 1985
James Gwada, a 41-year-old player. currently rated 1607 in Standard, career peak of 1694 (Nov 2025). He had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2020–2024), 19 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1607
Standard
Rpd1576·Blz1628
All-time high
1694
−87 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 40
Nov 2025 · age 40
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#427
in Kenya · of 869
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1694
at age 40 · −87 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+235 Elo)
1413 → 1648
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 39
Mar 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1648 → returned at 1694
Mar 2024
2020
Crossed 1400
at age 35
Feb 2020
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-41
1648 → 1607
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Kenya
#427
out of 1,081 players
Africa
#5,791
in continent
World
#144,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
Africa
World
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