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Osundwa Ihabi
🇰🇪FIDE 10832378· Male· Kenya· Born in 2009
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Osundwa Ihabi, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1689 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +189 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1800 Section- 1st Episode, Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800, and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 OPEN. Also played 1 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #17 and #31 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1689
Standard
Rpd1513·Blz1596
All-time high
1689
at best
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#113,956
#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1500 → 1689
Jun 2026
17th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1689
May 2026
All-time peak 1689
at age 17
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
31st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1507
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+223
1466 → 1689
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
18/ 3452.9%
16W4D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsHarmony Odhiambo1,789·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800·R3·+27.2
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsApamo Shem Mali1,609·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800·R4·-22.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1839 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1770 | +71.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #21 | 2550 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #96 | 2533 | -24.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #6 | 1743 | +28.4 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#262
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#4,393
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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