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Jamie Obora Kanango
🇰🇪FIDE 10819649· Male· Kenya· Born in 2008
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Jamie Obora Kanango, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1783. He has slipped back 146 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 18, MCC Monthly Chess Tournament - Labour Day, and Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Open. Also played 5 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 18 Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 18 Blitz) recently. His peak of 1930 was reached at age 17 (May 2025, #14 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #1, #4, #5 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1783
Standard
Rpd1757·Blz1758
All-time high
1930
−147 pts below
May 2025 · age 17
May 2025 · age 17
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#81,699
#81,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1930
at age 17 · −147 from today
May 2025
Peak national rank: #14
at age 17 · rated 1929
Apr 2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1929
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+407 Elo)
1409 → 1816
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 16
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Categoryperf 2419 (+539) · 6.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
-83
1866 → 1783
Tournaments
10
80 games
Score
42.5/ 8053.1%
48W12D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 1705 | -68.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1897 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1865 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #37 | 1899 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/3 | #58 | 2458 | -53.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/5 | #1 | 2419 | +20.4 |
Tournament | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #12 | 1886 | -1.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6/10 | #4 | 1778 | -49.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #6 | 2235 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 1854 | -13.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsClinton Ngugi
🇰🇪KEN·1819
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsSajid Nurmohamed
🇰🇪KEN·1776
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsChahindi Muluda
🇰🇪KEN·1864
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMich Jayden
🇰🇪KEN·1618
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsJackson Kioko Kalema
🇰🇪KEN·1686
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#111
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,825
in continent
World
#81,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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