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Joseph Kimani

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FIDEFIDE 554009103· Male· Kenya· Born in 2005

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Joseph Kimani, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1449 — just 6 short of his peak of 1455 (Apr 2026, age 21). He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, 3rd Kenya University and College Championship, and Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix. 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

1449

Standard

Rpd1442·Blz1452

All-time high

1455

−6 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#204,343

#204,343 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1407 → 1455
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1455
at age 21 · −6 from today
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix
perf 1546 (+91) · 2.5/6 · #30
Top opponent
vs Koskei Kelvin Kibor 1,624
3rd Kenya University and College Championship · Mar 2026 · +29.0 Elo
Evolution
+42
1407 → 1449
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
8/ 2236.4%
7W2D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
May 20260/1#75945-6.4
3rd Kenya University and College Championship
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/3#322431+14.0
Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/6#301546+33.6
KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/6#12712610.0

Rankings

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Kenya
#837
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,698
in continent
World
#204,150
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Kenya
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Africa
1
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2,628
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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