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Kariuki, Severn Mwaniki
🇰🇪FIDE 10811885· Male· Kenya· Born in 1999
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Severn Mwaniki Kariuki, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1628 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 8 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈1/year long-term). Recent appearances: KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section and 4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid (including Zero is a number - Rapid 3rd Edition) and 1 blitz events (including Bamba Wit' de Big Boys Blitz Tournament 8th Edition) recently.
Current rating
1628
Standard
Rpd1654·Blz1590
All-time high
1628
at best
Nov 2025 · age 26
Nov 2025 · age 26
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#136,398
#136,398 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Nov 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 26
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1628
at age 26
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1628 · at age 26
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
6W0D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #74 | 1616 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #35 | 1526 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#392
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,553
in continent
World
#136,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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