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Muthumbi Richard
🇰🇪FIDE 10838457· Male· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Muthumbi Richard, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1569. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 11 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Category. Also played 2 rapid (including Kilifi Rapid 3) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. His peak of 1603 was reached at age 14 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #47, #25 and #11 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1569
Standard
Rpd1549·Blz1440
All-time high
1603
−34 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 14
Jul 2025 · age 14
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#158,976
#158,976 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
47th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1582
May 2026
2025
25th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1603
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1603
at age 14 · −34 from today
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+389 Elo)
1133 → 1522
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)perf 2607 (+1038) · 5/5 · #40
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1603 → 1569
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
19/ 3652.8%
16W6D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNamosa Nicholas1,621·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R2·+22.2
2.[W]vsNevin Nduati Mwangi1,600·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R7·+21.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsElvis Muigai Kamau1,563·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R10·-21.1
2.[L]vsOchieng Kennedy1,569·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R11·-20.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #40 | 2607 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/11 | #10 | 1614 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #136 | 2154 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/3 | #8 | 2420 | +7.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #41 | 843 | -18.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Chess League 2025- Super League Playoffs (-18.0 Elo, finished #41).
Rankings
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Kenya
#533
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,710
in continent
World
#158,960
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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