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Brian Gabriel Mwangi
🇰🇪FIDE 10818383· Male· Kenya· Born in 1998
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Brian Gabriel Mwangi, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1897 and ranked 35th among KEN players. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section, Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, and 4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section. Also played 2 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 31-month break between Jan 2019 and Sep 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1937 was reached at age 27 (Jul 2025); he also reached #13 nationally in Apr 2025.
Current rating
1897
Standard
Rpd1864·Blz1839
All-time high
1937
−40 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 27
Jul 2025 · age 27
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35
#35 · KEN players · of 951
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1937
at age 27 · −40 from today
Jul 2025
Peak national rank: #13
at age 27 · rated 1931
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 26
Mar 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+436 Elo)
1324 → 1760
Nov 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-40
1937 → 1897
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
19.5/ 3065.0%
19W1D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #44 | 1789 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #14 | 1936 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #10 | 1913 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #12 | 2080 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/8 | #5 | 1968 | +9.8 |
Worst Elo result: 4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section (-19.2 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMartin Njoroge
🇰🇪KEN·1905
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsSimiyu JadonFM
🇰🇪KEN·2142
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRicky Sang
🇰🇪KEN·1925
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsTimothy Mwabu
🇰🇪KEN·1922
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#35
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#1,443
in continent
World
#48,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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