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Chege, Samuel
🇰🇪FIDE 10815163· Male· Kenya· Born in 1975
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Samuel Chege, a 51-year-old player, is rated 1515. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between May 2022 and Dec 2023. Recent appearances: KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section and Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Ngao Open Rapid Chess Tournament - 2nd Edition) recently. His peak of 1555 was reached at age 49 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1515
Standard
Rpd1529·Blz—
All-time high
1555
−40 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 49
Mar 2024 · age 49
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#179,864
#179,864 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
13th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1515
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+297 Elo)
1258 → 1555
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 49
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 49
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1555
at age 49 · −40 from today
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1542 → 1515
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
1.5/ 916.7%
1W1D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #175 | 1786 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/4 | #65 | 1009 | -14.4 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#648
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,649
in continent
World
#179,822
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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