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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 appearances: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open and 67th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - U1500. 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
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#200,532
#200,532 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
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
2
17 games
Score
6.5/ 1738.2%
5W3D9L
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
2 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 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#804
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,536
in continent
World
#200,397
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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