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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 1729 — just 6 short of his peak of 1735 (Jul 2025, age 28). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 8 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PIONERI CHESS CHALLENGERS PROGRAMME 4TH EDITION, Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme 3rd Edition, and 2nd Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme Invitational Tournament. Also played 3 blitz events (including Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme 3rd Edition - Blitz) recently. He took a 14-month break between Mar 2024 and Jun 2025.
Current rating
1729
Standard
Rpd1662·Blz1776
All-time high
1735
−6 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 28
Jul 2025 · age 28
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,637
#99,637 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1735
at age 28 · −6 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1549 → 1731
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1731 → returned at 1719
Mar 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
1719 → 1729
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
17/ 2373.9%
16W2D5L
Top 3 wins
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
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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).
Rankings
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Kenya
#191
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#3,662
in continent
World
#99,636
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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