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Elvis Muigai Kamau
🇰🇪FIDE 554005086· Male· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Elvis Muigai Kamau, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1765 — just 6 short of his peak of 1771 (May 2026, age 16). He is climbing fast, having gained +278 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open, KAS Junior tournament 2025 - Open, and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U16 Open Event. Also played 3 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd1611·Blz1825
All-time high
1771
−6 pts below
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#87,543
#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
10th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1771
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+284 Elo)
1487 → 1771
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 1771
at age 16 · −6 from today
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+278
1487 → 1765
Tournaments
6
50 games
Score
27.5/ 5055.0%
26W3D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJyuin Pang Alexx Xander Leong1,914·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U16 Open Event·R5·+36.1
3.[W]vsKuka Kyle2,029·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R7·+32.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #7 | 1862 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 9/11 | #1 | 1955 | +207.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/6 | #10 | 2002 | +39.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #12 | 1825 | +36.8 |
Tournament | Aug 2025 | 0/4 | #30 | 859 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 1508 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#144
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,080
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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