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Ngesa Francis
🇰🇪FIDE 10819444· Male· Kenya· Born in 1960
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Ngesa Francis, a 66-year-old player, is rated 1625. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, 16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - U1800 SECTION, and Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section. Also played 1 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1733 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2024); he also reached #89 nationally in Jan 2023.
Current rating
1625
Standard
Rpd1766·Blz1751
All-time high
1733
−108 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64
Mar 2024 · age 64
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#137,521
#137,521 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
1st 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1642
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1541 → 1729
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1733
at age 64 · −108 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
May 2023
Peak national rank: #89
at age 63 · rated 1629
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1674 → 1625
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
8.5/ 2435.4%
8W1D15L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #164 | 1943 | -13.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #8 | 1600 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/2 | #51 | 2640 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #200 | 1810 | -30.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #18 | 807 | -11.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOmbiro Clifford
🇰🇪KEN·1644
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRicky Sang
🇰🇪KEN·1925
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsTimothy Mwabu
🇰🇪KEN·1922
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAdai Rodgers
🇰🇪KEN·1791
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Kenya
#402
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,611
in continent
World
#137,513
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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