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Kamau Kelvin Ngigi
🇰🇪FIDE 10826890· Male· Kenya· Born in 1997
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Kamau Kelvin Ngigi, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1738 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 9 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, PIONERI CHESS CHALLENGERS PROGRAMME 4TH EDITION, and Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme 3rd Edition. Also played 3 blitz events (including Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme 3rd Edition - Blitz) recently. He took a 15-month break between Feb 2024 and Jun 2025.
Current rating
1738
Standard
Rpd1662·Blz1776
All-time high
1738
at best
Jun 2026 · age 29
Jun 2026 · age 29
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,714
#96,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1738
at age 29
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1549 → 1731
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1551 → returned at 1719
Feb 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Feb 2023
2022
83rd 20-35 player nationally
at age 25 · rated 1510
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1735 → 1738
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
20.5/ 2970.7%
19W3D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWaweru Davidson Mugo1,883·Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open·R3·+13.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNthiga Blair Wema1,522·2nd Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme Invitational Tournament·R2·-14.7
3.[L]vsNthiga Blair Wema1,522·2nd Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme Invitational Tournament·R3·-14.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #31 | 1935 | +9.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 1965 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #1 | 1727 | +6.0 |
Tournament | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 1755 | -38.0 |
Tournament | Jun 2025 | 4.5/4 | #1 | 2394 | +16.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2nd Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme Invitational Tournament (-38.0 Elo, finished #3).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNthiga Blair Wema
🇰🇪KEN·1629
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNewton Karimi
🇰🇪KEN·1472
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRemiel Ahadi
🇰🇪KEN·1425
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsZadock Nyakundi
🇰🇪KEN·1764
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#181
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,537
in continent
World
#96,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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