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Nurmohamed, Sajid
🇰🇪FIDE 403903· Male· Kenya· Born in 1976
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Sajid Nurmohamed, a 50-year-old player, is rated 1776. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 18 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MCC Monthly Chess Tournament - Labour Day, KILIFI OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 - OPEN, and Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open. Also played 8 rapid (including MCC CHESSMAS RAPID 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Amani Blitz & Beats Chess Festival) recently. He took a 33-month break between Jan 2016 and Nov 2018. His peak of 1840 was reached at age 48 (Mar 2024); he also reached #23 nationally in Feb 2022.
Competes for Kenya since Dec 2023.
Current rating
1776
Standard
Rpd1714·Blz1827
All-time high
1840
−64 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 48
Mar 2024 · age 48
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#83,904
#83,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
1762 → 1840
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1840
at age 48 · −64 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Switched federation: ENG → KEN
at age 47
Dec 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Jun 2022
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1814
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1771 → 1776
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
19/ 2867.9%
19W0D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 1807 | -17.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #3 | 2496 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #33 | 1869 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #16 | 2478 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/1 | #5 | 2239 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLukoko Moses
🇰🇪KEN·1703
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJamie Obora Kanango
🇰🇪KEN·1783
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsClinton Ngugi
🇰🇪KEN·1819
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsChahindi Muluda
🇰🇪KEN·1864
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOmweri Dylus
🇰🇪KEN·1658
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#121
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,936
in continent
World
#83,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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