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Stephen Musembi
🇰🇪FIDE 10880828· Male· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Stephen Musembi, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1715. He has slipped back 100 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (U1600 SECTION), and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Mavens Open International tournament - Juniors) recently. His peak of 1816 was reached at age 15 (Sep 2025, #78 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1715
Standard
Rpd1760·Blz—
All-time high
1816
−101 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 15
Sep 2025 · age 15
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104,319
#104,319 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
8th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1815
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #78
at age 15 · rated 1816
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1816
at age 15 · −101 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1815 · at age 15
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-100
1815 → 1715
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
13.5/ 2164.3%
12W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSerede Elvis Mugilwa Jnr1,540·Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open·R3·-29.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #141 | 1709 | -99.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/3 | #16 | 1537 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 7/8 | #1 | 1696 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open (-99.6 Elo, finished #141).
Rankings
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Kenya
#214
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#3,868
in continent
World
#104,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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