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Ngony, John Thon

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#91,911

#91,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
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

Best result
Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open
perf 2043 (+264) · 3/5 · #41
Top opponent
vs Boera Felix 1,932
Evolution
-81
18331752
Tournaments
10
60 games
Score
34/ 6056.7%
32W4D24L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/6#551808-13.2
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/5#41915-2.4
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/3#71970+1.2
Team
Dec 20252/4#101803+6.4
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/8#181873+19.4
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/4#521778-41.0
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/5#412043+11.8
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/3#382454-22.2
Open Swiss
Jul 20253/2#412390-22.0
Worst Elo result: Bungoma Open - 2025 Open Section (-41.0 Elo, finished #52).

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Rankings

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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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