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Joel Thumi
🇰🇪FIDE 554002605· Male· Kenya· Born in 2012
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Joel Thumi, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1460 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open, 67th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - U1500, and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including Rumble in the City Blitz - 2nd Edition) recently.
At junior level, he reached #65 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1460
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1427
All-time high
1460
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#199,390
#199,390 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
65th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1460
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1425 → 1460
May 2026
All-time peak 1460
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1425 · at age 13
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Openperf 1512 (+52) · 3.5/9 · #13
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1425 → 1460
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
9W5D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKeyshawn Elmer Gichana1,584·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R1·+26.8
2.[W]vsMwaniki Joseph Gacura1,519·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R7·+23.4
3.[W]vsNdegwa Irwin Ndege1,514·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R4·+23.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGacheru Francis Nderitu1,495·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R6·-18.0
3.[L]vsKibue Andre1,532·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R8·-15.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #13 | 1512 | +35.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/2 | #21 | 1268 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/4 | #35 | 1308 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Kenya
#770
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#8,364
in continent
World
#199,255
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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