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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 1582 — just 21 short of his peak of 1603 (Jul 2025, age 14). He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈23/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 events (including Kilifi Rapid 3) recently.
At junior level, he reached #47, #25 and #11 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1582
Standard
Rpd1549·Blz1479
All-time high
1603
−21 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 14
Jul 2025 · age 14
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#153,262
#153,262 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −21 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (ELITE SECTION) · Jun 2025 · +29.9 Elo
Evolution
+29
1553 → 1582
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
21.5/ 4053.8%
19W5D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPaul Jnr Olando1,791·Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (ELITE SECTION)·R2·+29.9
2.[W]vsAiko Tojomalala1,692·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R9·+25.0
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
3.[L]vsSonamizi Tinashe1,613·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R6·-19.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/5 | #20 | 1623 | +11.6 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Chess League 2025- Super League Playoffs (-18.0 Elo, finished #41).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#501
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#6,331
in continent
World
#153,246
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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