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Muchina Gabriel Mathigu
🇰🇪FIDE 10847197· Male· Kenya· Born in 2008
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Muchina Gabriel Mathigu, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1591. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Sep 2024 and Jan 2026. Recent appearance: Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800. His peak of 1657 was reached at age 16 (Sep 2024).
At junior level, he reached #10 and #9 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1591
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1657
−66 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 16
Sep 2024 · age 16
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#150,390
#150,390 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
10th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1657
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1412 → 1657
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1657
at age 16 · −66 from today
Sep 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1657 → returned at 1591
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-66
1657 → 1591
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1/ 520.0%
1W0D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSarthak Patnaik1,607·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800·R5·-19.1
2.[L]vsSamuel Kagambi1,727·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800·R3·-12.5
3.[L]vsKenneth Koome Kinoti1,741·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800·R2·-11.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #21 | 1525 | -66.4 |
Worst Elo result: Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800 (-66.4 Elo, finished #21).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#491
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,251
in continent
World
#150,375
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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