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Gicheha Kennedy

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FIDEFIDE 10846271· Male· Kenya· Born in 2006

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Gicheha Kennedy, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1615 — just 21 short of his peak of 1636 (May 2024, age 18). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Jan 2025 and Mar 2026. Recent appearances: Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open and 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 2 blitz events (including Galleria BYOB - The 19th Edition) recently.

At junior level, he reached #19 and #5 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1615

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1522

All-time high

1636

−21 pts below
May 2024 · age 18

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#141,283

#141,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
19th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1618
Sep 2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1618 → returned at 1625
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1432 → 1636
May 2024
All-time peak 1636
at age 18 · −21 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ongeri Moses Obure 1,497
2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section · Feb 2026 · +12.9 Elo
Evolution
-3
1618 → 1615
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
5W1D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
May 20262.5/3#561974-10.0
2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/2#452494+6.8

Rankings

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Kenya
#429
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,790
in continent
World
#141,274
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Kenya
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,020
7
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8
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9
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10
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429🇰🇪Gicheha Kennedy1,615
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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5790🇰🇪Gicheha Kennedy1,615
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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141274🇰🇪Gicheha Kennedy1,615