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Ngugi Francis
🇰🇪FIDE 10834362· Male· Kenya· Born in 2001
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Ngugi Francis, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1887 — his current career high and ranked 43rd among KEN players. He is progressing steadily with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Bungoma Open - 2025 Open Section, Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, and 4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section. He reached #33 nationally in Dec 2025.
Current rating
1887
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1887
at best
Jan 2026 · age 25
Jan 2026 · age 25
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43
#43 · KEN players · of 951
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1816 → 1887
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1887
at age 25
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #33
at age 24 · rated 1879
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1816 · at age 24
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section · Sep 2025 · +25.4 Elo
Evolution
+71
1816 → 1887
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
13/ 1872.2%
12W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #6 | 1880 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #35 | 2014 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/4 | #9 | 2572 | +52.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#43
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#1,541
in continent
World
#51,325
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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