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Mugwanja, Nathaniel
🇰🇪FIDE 10811680· Male· Kenya· Born in 2006
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Nathaniel Mugwanja, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1513. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open. His peak of 1567 was reached at age 18 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #30, #12 and #10 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1513
Standard
Rpd1549·Blz—
All-time high
1567
−54 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 18
Mar 2024 · age 18
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#180,663
#180,663 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
30th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1545
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+330 Elo)
1237 → 1567
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1567
at age 18 · −54 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1544 → 1513
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1/ 520.0%
1W0D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/4 | #68 | 1536 | -21.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#655
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,680
in continent
World
#180,619
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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