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Chitundu Limbikani
🇰🇪FIDE 10829326· Male· Kenya· Born in 2000
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Chitundu Limbikani, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1898 and ranked 34th among KEN players. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 8 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, and Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section. Also played 3 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1934 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2025); he also reached #18 nationally in Nov 2024.
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd1783·Blz1897
All-time high
1934
−36 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 25
Jan 2025 · age 25
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34
#34 · KEN players · of 951
Career timeline
7 entries2025
100 career games
at age 25
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+211 Elo)
1723 → 1934
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1934
at age 25 · −36 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #18
at age 24 · rated 1914
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
1931 → 1898
Tournaments
7
41 games
Score
26/ 4163.4%
24W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 1931 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #8 | 1889 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #65 | 2433 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #33 | 1835 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #9 | 1961 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #8 | 1922 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 1921 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+3 −11 =0
14 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsPeter Majur ManyangFM
🇸🇸SSD·2101
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsKarani Ezekiel
🇰🇪KEN·1968
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsZadock Nyakundi
🇰🇪KEN·1764
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGithinji Hinga
🇰🇪KEN·1929
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#34
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#1,435
in continent
World
#48,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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