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Steve Patience
🇰🇪FIDE 10896465· Male· Kenya· Born in 2002
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Steve Patience, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1744. He has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix, and Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section. His peak of 1820 was reached at age 23 (Apr 2025, #70 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1820
−76 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 23
Apr 2025 · age 23
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#94,501
#94,501 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Apr 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #70
at age 23 · rated 1820
Apr 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1820
at age 23 · −76 from today
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1820 · at age 23
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
1779 → 1744
Tournaments
6
29 games
Score
13.5/ 2946.6%
13W1D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #124 | 1696 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #20 | 1795 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #59 | 2311 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/3 | #39 | 2666 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/2 | #15 | 897 | -48.8 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#175
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#3,399
in continent
World
#94,500
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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