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GJ
Gwada, James
🇰🇪FIDE 10811605· Male· Kenya· Born in 1985
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James Gwada, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1607. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 and KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section. Also played 10 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 12 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently. He took a 68-month break between Feb 2020 and Nov 2025 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1694 was reached at age 40 (Nov 2025).
Current rating
1607
Standard
Rpd1578·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
#144,279
#144,279 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
13th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1618
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1694
at age 40 · −87 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 39
Mar 2024
2022
22nd 35-40 player nationally
at age 37 · rated 1413
Jan 2022
2020
100th 20-35 player nationally
at age 35 · rated 1413
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
1648 → 1607
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
7W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #41 | 1612 | -62.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #105 | 2184 | +46.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Kenya
#447
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,954
in continent
World
#144,268
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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