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KM
Kiggs, Michael
🇰🇪FIDE 10827811· Male· Kenya· Born in 1998
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Michael Kiggs, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1604 — just 19 short of his peak of 1623 (Mar 2024, age 26). He is on a steady climb with +65 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, Rwabushenyi Memorial Open Championship 2025, and 67th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - U1600. Also played 4 rapid (including INDO GAS Open Rapid Rated Chess Championship 2nd Edition - Open) and 1 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1604
Standard
Rpd1651·Blz1618
All-time high
1623
−19 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 26
Mar 2024 · age 26
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#145,482
#145,482 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 28
Jan 2026
100 career games
at age 28
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+256 Elo)
1360 → 1616
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 26
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 26
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+73
1531 → 1604
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
7W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #109 | 1757 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #36 | 1685 | +23.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 1811 | +20.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#457
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,009
in continent
World
#145,470
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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