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Gekonge Gideon
🇰🇪FIDE 10896910· Male· Kenya· Born in 2005
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Gekonge Gideon, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1797 — just 30 short of his peak of 1827 (Nov 2025, age 20). He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Pioneri Chess Club Meet-Up Invitational Tournament and KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section. Also played 1 rapid (including KUSF Natoinals Men) and 1 blitz events (including Pioneri Chess Club Meet-Up Invitational Tournament - Blitz) recently. He reached #66 nationally in Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1797
Standard
Rpd1757·Blz1812
All-time high
1827
−30 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 20
Nov 2025 · age 20
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#77,317
#77,317 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Peak national rank: #66
at age 20 · rated 1827
Nov 2025
7th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1827
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1827
at age 20 · −30 from today
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1827 · at age 20
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1827 → 1797
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
5W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #1 | 1718 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #75 | 1787 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#97
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,624
in continent
World
#77,316
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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