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Gichana, Keyshawn Elmer
🇰🇪FIDE 10835822· Male· Kenya· Born in 2013
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Keyshawn Elmer Gichana, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1602 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +95 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include KAS Elite Camp Tournament, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open, and February Focus Mombasa Feb 28. Also played 5 rapid (including Kilifi Rapid 3) and 2 blitz events (including Mashariki Blitz Farewell 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #18 and #16 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1602
Standard
Rpd1559·Blz1437
All-time high
1602
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#146,257
#146,257 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
18th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1602
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1507 → 1602
Jun 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1602
at age 13
Jun 2026
2025
16th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1542
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Openperf 1754 (+180) · 6/8 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
+95
1507 → 1602
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
30/ 4665.2%
26W8D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsOluchiri Jeshurun Inyangala1,680·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R2·+25.9
3.[W]vsJoy Muthoni Kairuthi1,581·East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Category·R7·+20.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJoel Thumi1,425·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R1·-28.1
3.[L]vsPeter Odoyo1,474·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R4·-25.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/4 | #2 | 2252 | +28.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #12 | 1754 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/1 | #3 | 2437 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/1 | #3 | 2437 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/2 | #10 | 2521 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/1 | #26 | 2238 | +15.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/10 | #6 | 1507 | -16.4 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#464
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,053
in continent
World
#146,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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