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Shem Ngugi
🇰🇪FIDE 10879897· Male· Kenya· Born in 2014
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Shem Ngugi, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1533 — just 28 short of his peak of 1561 (May 2026, age 12). He is currently in the 1500–1550 range. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 OPEN. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #18 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1533
Standard
Rpd1561·Blz1551
All-time high
1561
−28 pts below
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#172,897
#172,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
18th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1561
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
May 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 12
May 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 1561
at age 12 · −28 from today
May 2026
First FIDE rating
1561 · at age 12
May 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
1561 → 1533
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
20.5/ 4248.8%
18W5D19L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAsaph Ndungu1,608·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R3·+22.7
3.[W]vsMaster Walter Aira1,416·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R7·+12.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTindi Liam1,443·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R1·-26.5
2.[L]vsWema Dylan1,567·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R11·-19.7
3.[L]vsRaphael RAZAFINDRANO1,623·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Boys)·R7·-14.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/3 | #30 | 2440 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #84 | 1969 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/6 | #15 | 1482 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/1 | #32 | 696 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #19 | 1443 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/5 | #27 | 941 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open (-19.2 Elo, finished #84).
Rankings
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Kenya
#603
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,343
in continent
World
#172,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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