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Curtis Reuben Thuo
🇰🇪FIDE 10823700· Male· Kenya· Born in 2012
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Curtis Reuben Thuo, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1631. He is on a breakout run, having gained +119 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KAS Elite Camp Tournament, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open, and Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. His peak of 1675 was reached at age 14 (May 2026).
At junior level, he reached #6 and #11 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1631
Standard
Rpd1627·Blz1682
All-time high
1675
−44 pts below
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#135,294
#135,294 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
6th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1675
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+163 Elo)
1512 → 1675
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
May 2026
All-time peak 1675
at age 14 · −44 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)perf 1910 (+279) · 4.5/5 · #23
Evolution
+172
1459 → 1631
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
27/ 4757.4%
24W6D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRodrick Omar Wawire1,489·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)·R9·-27.7
3.[L]vsChezhaan Ethan Adams1,664·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)·R7·-18.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/1 | #35 | 2486 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #23 | 1910 | -18.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 8.5/11 | #2 | 1834 | +196.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #57 | 2464 | -36.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #30 | 1706 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/2 | #65 | 2650 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #140 | 1847 | +24.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#387
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,502
in continent
World
#135,286
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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