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Mbaabu Cyprian
🇰🇪FIDE 10818251· Male· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Mbaabu Cyprian, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1936 — his current career high and ranked 21st among KEN players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +279 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 Major Section- 2nd Episode, Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - Major Section, and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN. Also played 1 blitz event (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He reached #17 nationally in Apr 2026.
Earned a IM norm at 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN. At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1936
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1719
All-time high
1936
at best
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#21
#21 · KEN players · of 951
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak national rank: #17
at age 16 · rated 1936
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1936
at age 16
Apr 2026
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1924
Jan 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+294 Elo)
1368 → 1662
Mar 2024
1st U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1437
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 Major Section- 2nd Episode · Mar 2026 · +30.4 Elo
Evolution
+279
1657 → 1936
Tournaments
8
52 games
Score
35/ 5267.3%
32W6D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #12 | 2841 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #6 | 2038 | +52.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/7 | #2 | 2559 | +65.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/3 | #107 | 2468 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #129 | 1808 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #12 | 1754 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/3 | #20 | 2698 | +48.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 7.5/8 | #2 | 2100 | +48.4 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#21
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#1,086
in continent
World
#39,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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