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Ngony, John Thon
🇰🇪FIDE 10813756· Male· Kenya· Born in 2000
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John Thon Ngony, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1752. He has slipped back 84 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN, 2026 PMadol Chess Championship - U1800, and The Apex Junior Invitational Tournament 1st Edition - Open. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 Wampeewo Open Chess Championship - Open Section) and 8 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2018–2020) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1837 was reached at age 24 (Mar 2024); he also reached #38 nationally in Aug 2023.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1752
Standard
Rpd1877·Blz1790
All-time high
1837
−85 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 24
Mar 2024 · age 24
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#91,911
#91,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
100 career games
at age 25
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 25
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1694 → 1837
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1837
at age 24 · −85 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-81
1833 → 1752
Tournaments
10
60 games
Score
34/ 6056.7%
32W4D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #55 | 1808 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 1915 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 1970 | +1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #10 | 1803 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #18 | 1873 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #52 | 1778 | -41.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #41 | 2043 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/3 | #38 | 2454 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/2 | #41 | 2390 | -22.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKarani Ezekiel
🇰🇪KEN·1968
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKenneth Omolo
🇰🇪KEN·1894
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOluka Robert McligeyoCM
🇰🇪KEN·2102
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsJoseph Muragu Methu
🇰🇪KEN·1938
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#160
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,295
in continent
World
#91,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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