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Kabugo Ngugi
🇰🇪FIDE 10839119· Male· Kenya· Born in 2014
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Kabugo Ngugi, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1499 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +82 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, and 2026 PMadol Chess Championship - U1600. Also played 2 rapid events (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 5th Edition - Rapid) recently.
At junior level, he reached #29 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1499
Standard
Rpd1464·Blz—
All-time high
1499
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#186,134
#186,134 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
29th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1499
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1417 → 1499
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1499
at age 12
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1417 · at age 11
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+82
1417 → 1499
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
5.5/ 1928.9%
5W1D13L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWaweru Trevor Kipngetich1,504·Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open·R3·-19.7
2.[L]vsAgape Cherutich Chumba1,562·Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open·R6·-16.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/5 | #61 | 1360 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 987 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #23 | 2378 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/1 | #142 | 2708 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#686
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,933
in continent
World
#186,075
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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