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KEN · 27 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1656 (Jan 2025)

Best performance: 1697 at Kenya National Chess League - Super League(Best of 2024)

World #=334424Kenya #=616among all players, November list

Classical rating

1656

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

On FIDE’s list since Apr 2022 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating unchanged at 1656 over the last 12 months; peak 1656 in January 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapid
Nov 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
May 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251656, 0, 0 games1635, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 wins), since Nov 17, 2024.

From 48 classical games on record, the latest on Nov 20, 2024.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Kenya National Chess League - Super LeagueOct 26, 2024 – Dec 2, 2024TPR 16973/4

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

Best wins · Classical

From 26 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2021–2024

#OpponentRating
1, Clement Chomu Miheso, Mar 2022 · Eastlands International Open Chess Championship, 1742
2, Jackim Arigi, Oct 2024 · Kenya National Chess League - Super League, 1652
3, Kelly Etabo Esekon, Nov 2024 · Kenya National Chess League - Super League, 1479

Event timeline · Classical

10 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
20243215721697
20237216041446
20218½16321188

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

Rated near Kamau Sam · Classical · November list, all players

World

  1. #=334424Matjiua Kajovi1656
  2. #=334424Narek Kamalyan1656
  3. #=334424Kamau Sam1656
  4. #=334424Mohamed Kamel Mohamed1656
  5. #=334424Kangkana Nath1656

Kenya

  1. #=613Gichuhi Matthew Njagi1657
  2. #=616Wellington Akello1656
  3. #=616Kamau Sam1656
  4. #=616Imran Abdella1656
  5. #=616Juma Michael1656

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