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Mathenge Gichuga

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FIDEFIDE 10818430· Male· Kenya· Born in 2009

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Mathenge Gichuga, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1720. He is rising rapidly, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - Major Section, JSPS Alumni Tournament, and CTC Open Chess Championship 2025. 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 1762 was reached at age 16 (Dec 2025).

At junior level, he reached #9, #6 and #7 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1720

Standard

Rpd1583·Blz1619

All-time high

1762

−42 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 16

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#102,783

#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
9th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1720
Feb 2026
2025
6th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1762
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1762
at age 16 · −42 from today
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 16
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Apr 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
CTC Open Chess Championship 2025
perf 2644 (+882) · 5/5 · #45
Top opponent
vs Rishit Ravat 1,924
Victoria East Africa U21 Open Chess Championship 2nd Edition open section(prestige) · Nov 2025 · +8.7 Elo
Evolution
+102
1618 → 1720
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
23.5/ 4157.3%
20W7D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - Major Section
Open Swiss
Dec 20251/5#141618-38.8
JSPS Alumni Tournament
Swiss
Dec 20253/2#42257+11.6
CTC Open Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/5#452644+47.6
Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/5#351962+61.6
Victoria East Africa U21 Open Chess Championship 2nd Edition open section(prestige)
Open Swiss
Nov 20256.5/5#112587+89.6
2025 KNYCCC National Play Offs - Under 16 Open
Round-Robin
Aug 20254.5/8#91679-54.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 KNYCCC National Play Offs - Under 16 Open (-54.8 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

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Kenya
#204
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,821
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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8
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9
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