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Winston Makanga

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FIDEFIDE 10891773· Male· Kenya· Born in 1981

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Winston Makanga, a 45-year-old player, is rated 1544 — just 20 short of his peak of 1564 (Dec 2025, age 44). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section and Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section.

Current rating

1544

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1564

−20 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 44

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#168,621

#168,621 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
18th 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 1564
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1429 → 1564
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 44
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1564
at age 44 · −20 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 43
Nov 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 43
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gideon Kirwa Chemnjor 1,594
Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section · Nov 2025 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
+101
1443 → 1544
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
3/ 1030.0%
1W4D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Feb 20260.5/2#951564-20.4
Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#4514630.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section (-20.4 Elo, finished #95).

Rankings

/
Kenya
#585
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,154
in continent
World
#168,596
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Kenya
1
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2,142
2
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2,108
3
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2,102
4
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2,045
5
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2,035
6
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2,020
7
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2,004
8
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2,002
9
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1,980
10
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1,979
...
585🇰🇪Winston Makanga1,544
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
7154🇰🇪Winston Makanga1,544
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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168596🇰🇪Winston Makanga1,544