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KipkoECH Hekima
🇰🇪FIDE 10833196· Male· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Kipkoech Hekima, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1444. He has slipped back 65 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open, CTC Open Chess Championship 2025, and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 NOBLE KNIGHTS JUNIOR FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT - Open) and 1 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1546 was reached at age 14 (Nov 2024).
At junior level, he reached #30 and #20 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1444
Standard
Rpd1414·Blz1523
All-time high
1546
−102 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 14
Nov 2024 · age 14
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#204,786
#204,786 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
30th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1509
Jan 2025
2024
20th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1546
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Nov 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1546
at age 14 · −102 from today
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-65
1509 → 1444
Tournaments
3
28 games
Score
10.5/ 2837.5%
9W3D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNamosa Nicholas1,621·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R1·+29.4
2.[W]vsPeter Malonza1,493·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R2·+18.9
3.[D]vsOchieng Kennedy1,569·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R5·+6.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDylan Maina Muraguri1,556·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R9·-13.8
2.[L]vsMagor Marcarius Onyango1,586·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R3·-12.3
3.[L]vsNevin Nduati Mwangi1,600·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R10·-11.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/10 | #17 | 1394 | -44.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #99 | 2561 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/4 | #32 | 2417 | +2.8 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open (-44.8 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#813
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#8,586
in continent
World
#204,575
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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