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KEN · 36 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1752 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1598 at Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open(Best of 2025)

World #=119027 live, down 1814#117,213 publishedKenya #=323Africa #=4786among active players

Classical rating

1684

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Nov 2018

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1752 to 1684 over the last 12 months; peak 1752 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261684, 0, 0 games1723, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261684, 0, 0 games1723, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261684, 0, 0 games1723, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261684, 0, 0 games1723, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261684, 0, 0 games1723, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261684, 0, 0 games1723, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
May 20261684, 0, 0 games1723, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261684, +5, 2 games1723, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261679, 0, 0 games1723, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261679, 0, 0 games1723, 0, 0 games1671, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261679, -34, 2 games1723, -23, 2 games1671, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251713, -39, 5 games1746, +7, 1 game1671, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 5 games (4 wins, 1 draw), since Dec 14, 2025. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Feb 28.

From 32 classical games on record, the latest on Feb 28.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Mombasa Chess Classical Tournament 2026Feb 283½/4

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 18 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2017–2026

#OpponentRating
1, CM William Wachania Wachira, Aug 2017 · 2017 Kenya National Chess League - Rounds 6-19, 1884
2, Jackson Kioko Kalema, Oct 2025 · Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, 1712
3, Thomas Nzioki, Apr 2017 · 2017 Kenya National Chess League Round 3-5, 1685

Event timeline · Classical

8 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202621½1531—
202571½17521522
2019401581781
2017221785—

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Kosi Danford · Classical

World

  1. #=119027Dirk Van Nuland1684.0
  2. #=119027Jackson Okoth Ochieng1684.0
  3. #=119027Kosi Danford1684.0
  4. #=119027Rick De Kleine1684.0
  5. #=119027Mundevere Ashley1684.0

Kenya

  1. #322Samuel Macharia Mwangi1684.8
  2. #=323Jackson Okoth Ochieng1684.0
  3. #=323Kosi Danford1684.0
  4. #=323Matthias Kariuki Cherere1684.0
  5. #326Jayson Kimani Ndarwa1683.6

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.