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Kamau Elijah
🇰🇪FIDE 10846506· Male· Kenya· Born in 2007
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Kamau Elijah, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1446. He has slipped back 118 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, 2026 PMadol Chess Championship - U1600, and Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600. Also played 2 rapid events (including 6th Trojan Warriors Internal Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 1564 was reached at age 18 (Jun 2025).
At junior level, he reached #49 and #27 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1446
Standard
Rpd1474·Blz—
All-time high
1564
−118 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 18
Jun 2025 · age 18
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#205,347
#205,347 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
49th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1452
May 2026
2025
27th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1564
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 18
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1564
at age 18 · −118 from today
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-118
1564 → 1446
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
11W1D12L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNyakundi Wesley Kithinji1,427·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600·R7·-22.7
2.[L]vsGacheru Francis Nderitu1,428·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600·R3·-22.6
3.[L]vsIvan Ngeno1,459·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600·R5·-20.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #62 | 1795 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #11 | 2259 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #52 | 2238 | -78.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/2 | #67 | 2671 | -11.2 |
Worst Elo result: Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600 (-78.8 Elo, finished #52).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#846
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,743
in continent
World
#205,139
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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