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Symon Kanini Kungu
🇰🇪FIDE 10899367· Male· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Symon Kanini Kungu, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1485 — just 1 short of his peak of 1486 (Mar 2026, age 16). He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open and Kiambu Open Grand Prix Chess Championship - 2025.
At junior level, he reached #79 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1485
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1486
−1 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#190,251
#190,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1450 → 1486
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1486
at age 16 · −1 from today
Mar 2026
79th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1485
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1450 · at age 15
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1450 → 1485
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
6W2D7L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsNjenga Francis1,459·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R5·+20.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKahara Ethan Kariuki1,546·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R6·-14.6
2.[L]vsMuthumbi Richard1,553·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R3·-14.2
3.[L]vsPinehas Tangeni Mweya1,574·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R8·-13.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/4 | #41 | 1340 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/3 | #68 | 1331 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#709
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#7,991
in continent
World
#190,171
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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