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Riungu Kevin
🇰🇪FIDE 10824421· Male· Kenya· Born in 1982
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Riungu Kevin, a 44-year-old player, is rated 1607. He has slipped back 128 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1800 Section- 2nd Episode. Also played 1 rapid (including KICC RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT - Open) and 3 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1820 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2020); he also reached #27 nationally in Sep 2020.
Current rating
1607
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz1677
All-time high
1820
−213 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 38
Jan 2020 · age 38
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#144,279
#144,279 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 44
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 43
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1501 → 1731
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
2023
12th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1571
Jan 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-90
1697 → 1607
Tournaments
12
60 games
Score
30.5/ 6050.8%
28W5D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAngel Kagambi1,576·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800·R3·-10.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #54 | 1995 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #87 | 1834 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/3 | #13 | 925 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/4 | #1 | 2282 | +19.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2516 | +39.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #10 | 1336 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #15 | 1640 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/2 | #88 | 2732 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/4 | #124 | 2658 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/5 | #62 | 1612 | -15.2 |
Worst Elo result: Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800 (-24.4 Elo, finished #15).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#447
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,954
in continent
World
#144,268
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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