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GK
Gicheha Kennedy
🇰🇪FIDE 10846271· Male· Kenya· Born in 2006
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Gicheha Kennedy, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1625 — just 11 short of his peak of 1636 (May 2024, age 18). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Jan 2025 and Mar 2026. Recent appearance: 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 1 blitz event (including Galleria BYOB - The 19th Edition) recently.
At junior level, he reached #19 and #5 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1625
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1534
All-time high
1636
−11 pts below
May 2024 · age 18
May 2024 · age 18
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#136,949
#136,949 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
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 · −11 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1618 → 1625
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/2 | #45 | 2494 | +6.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#395
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#5,516
in continent
World
#136,941
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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