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Joseph Kimani
🇰🇪FIDE 554009103· Male· Kenya· Born in 2005
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Joseph Kimani, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1455 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 3rd Kenya University and College Championship, Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix, and KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid (including KICC Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament 2nd Edition - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 3rd Kenya University and College Championship - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #61 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1455
Standard
Rpd1442·Blz1452
All-time high
1455
at best
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#201,084
#201,084 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1407 → 1455
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1455
at age 21
Apr 2026
2025
61st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1407
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Nov 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 20
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1407 · at age 20
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+48
1407 → 1455
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
8/ 2138.1%
7W2D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/3 | #32 | 2431 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #30 | 1546 | +33.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #127 | 1261 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Kenya
#788
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#8,442
in continent
World
#200,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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