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Karani Ezekiel
🇰🇪FIDE 10831940· Male· Kenya· Born in 2001
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Karani Ezekiel, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1968 — his current career high and ranked 13th among KEN players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026, Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, and 3rd Kenya University and College Championship - Playoffs Open. Also played 12 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Rapid) and 18 blitz events (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently. He reached #13 nationally in Jun 2026.
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd1975·Blz2027
All-time high
1968
at best
Jun 2026 · age 25
Jun 2026 · age 25
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · KEN players · of 951
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Peak national rank: #13
at age 25 · rated 1968
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1968
at age 25
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 24
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+236 Elo)
1581 → 1817
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+60
1908 → 1968
Tournaments
8
58 games
Score
42/ 5872.4%
39W6D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #33 | 2070 | +31.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 2068 | +20.8 |
Knockout | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | F | 1986 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #15 | 2112 | -23.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter Majur ManyangFM
🇸🇸SSD·2101
+7 −17 =1
25 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJames Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1948
+8 −11 =1
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsOmondi Stanley
🇰🇪KEN·1896
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsNhial Jeremiah Machar
🇰🇪KEN·1779
+10 −0 =1
11 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsTimothy Mwabu
🇰🇪KEN·1922
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#13
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#840
in continent
World
#33,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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