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Mitei, Cosmas
🇰🇪FIDE 10812520· Male· Kenya· Born in 1997
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Cosmas Mitei, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1800 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, 16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - ELITE SECTION, and Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800. Also played 2 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 51-month break between Sep 2018 and Jan 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached #75 nationally in Oct 2024.
Current rating
1800
Standard
Rpd1652·Blz1636
All-time high
1800
at best
Apr 2026 · age 29
Apr 2026 · age 29
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#76,376
#76,376 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 29
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1800
at age 29
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 29
Jan 2026
2024
Peak national rank: #75
at age 27 · rated 1799
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+398 Elo)
1401 → 1799
Oct 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
1738 → 1800
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
25.5/ 4063.7%
23W5D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWayne Joe Njarumi1,702·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800·R5·-12.0
2.[L]vsHarmony Odhiambo1,789·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800·R2·-9.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #64 | 2214 | +13.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #9 | 1897 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 1701 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #33 | 1823 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #102 | 2771 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/2 | #55 | 2644 | -4.4 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#96
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,579
in continent
World
#76,375
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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