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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
#149,847
#149,847 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — 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
#484
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#6,157
in continent
World
#149,832
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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