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Kagambi, Samuel
🇰🇪FIDE 10814418· Male· Kenya· Born in 2007
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Samuel Kagambi, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1650. He has slipped back 87 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800, CTC Open Chess Championship 2025, and Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section. Also played 2 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1737 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2025).
At junior level, he reached #13, #4, #4 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1650
Standard
Rpd1584·Blz1688
All-time high
1737
−87 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 18
Apr 2025 · age 18
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#128,200
#128,200 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
13th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1650
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
4th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1737
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1737
at age 18 · −87 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+358 Elo)
1344 → 1702
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-87
1737 → 1650
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
18.5/ 3454.4%
18W1D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #17 | 1595 | -76.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #19 | 1762 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/3 | #58 | 2555 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #123 | 2019 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #7 | 1835 | -18.0 |
Worst Elo result: Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800 (-76.4 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#339
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,118
in continent
World
#128,194
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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