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Njuki, Gabriel
🇰🇪FIDE 10816127· Male· Kenya· Born in 1997
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Gabriel Njuki, a 29-year-old player, is rated 2023 — just 12 short of his peak of 2035 (Jan 2026, age 29) and ranked 5th among KEN players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +101 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 Major Section- 2nd Episode, and Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix. Also played 3 rapid (including KICC Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament 2nd Edition - Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He reached #3 nationally in Jan 2026.
Current rating
2023
Standard
Rpd1764·Blz1776
All-time high
2035
−12 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 29
Jan 2026 · age 29
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · KEN players · of 902
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #3
at age 29 · rated 2035
Jan 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 29
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2035
at age 29 · −12 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1694 → 1940
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 26
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+101
1922 → 2023
Tournaments
12
67 games
Score
47.5/ 6770.9%
44W7D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2065 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #3 | 1997 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1995 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 1862 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #5 | 1992 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2080 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #20 | 1865 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #14 | 2087 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2202 | +42.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #42 | 1814 | -14.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1955
+6 −11 =3
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsTimothy Mwabu
🇰🇪KEN·1922
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRicky Sang
🇰🇪KEN·1925
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsZadock Nyakundi
🇰🇪KEN·1764
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMadol Garang Panthou JohCM
🇸🇸SSD·2121
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Kenya
#5
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#531
in continent
World
#24,133
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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