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David Paul
🇰🇪FIDE 554006902· Male· Kenya· Born in 2011
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David Paul, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1564. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: 4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section. His peak of 1615 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #36 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1564
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1615
−51 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#160,840
#160,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
36th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1615
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1615
at age 15 · −51 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1615 · at age 15
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
1615 → 1564
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
8W0D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsNthiga Blair Wema1,671·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)·R7·-14.0
2.[L]vsElvis Muigai Kamau1,771·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)·R1·-9.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/2 | #87 | 921 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/3 | #49 | 1545 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#545
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,796
in continent
World
#160,823
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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