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Philip Marcellinus
🇰🇪FIDE 10833064· Male· Kenya· Born in 2004
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Philip Marcellinus, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1643 — just 14 short of his peak of 1657 (Mar 2024, age 20). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 22 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearance: Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open. Also played 1 rapid (including The 3rd Edition Southlands Chess Festival) and 3 blitz events (including Rumble In The City Blitz Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1643
Standard
Rpd1649·Blz1527
All-time high
1657
−14 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 20
Mar 2024 · age 20
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#130,811
#130,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1428 → 1647
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1657
at age 20 · −14 from today
Mar 2024
2023
9th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1471
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1640 → 1643
Tournaments
1
13 games
Score
1/ 137.7%
6W0D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/5 | #55 | 1614 | -11.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#360
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,268
in continent
World
#130,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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