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Bartholomew, Kena
🇹🇹FIDE 7700911· Male· Trinidad and Tobago· Born in 1985
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Kena Bartholomew, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1857 — just 28 short of his peak of 1885 (Mar 2024, age 39). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2015–2017), 26 months (2017–2019), 50 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: National Qualifier #1 (North) 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Mind Warriors Academy and Valkyries International Chess Day Rapid Tournament 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Mind Warriors and Valkyries Open Blitz tournament 2025) recently. He reached #20 nationally in May 2026.
Competes for Trinidad and Tobago since Aug 2013.
Current rating
1857
Standard
Rpd1814·Blz1816
All-time high
1885
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#59,404
#59,404 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak national rank: #20
at age 41 · rated 1857
May 2026
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1857
May 2026
2024
All-time peak 1885
at age 39 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1885 → returned at 1857
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1809 → returned at 1885
Dec 2019
2017
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1846 → returned at 1841
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1885 → 1857
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #12 | 1679 | -27.8 |
Rankings
/
Trinidad and Tobago
#20
out of 182 players
Americas
#6,669
in continent
World
#59,404
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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