Kevin N Gurirab

NAM · 23 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1727 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1794 at 2019 TN Mobile Premier Chess League Round 12-14(Best of 2019)

Classical rating

1727

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

On FIDE’s list since Oct 2015 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1727	0
Oct 2026	1727	0
Sep 2026	1727	0
Aug 2026	1727	0
Jul 2026	1727	0
Jun 2026	1727	0
May 2026	1727	0
Apr 2026	1727	0
Mar 2026	1727	0
Feb 2026	1727	0
Jan 2026	1727	0
Dec 2025	1727	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (1 win, 2 draws), since Nov 21, 2021. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Jul 6 – Jul 13.

From 173 classical games on record, the latest on Jul 13.

Classical games since the November list

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

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Bank Windhoek 2026 Premier Chess League - PCLApr 20 – Aug 31	1/3	—

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

Best wins · Classical

From 102 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2014–2021

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	Christopher Ndoroma, Mar 2019 · Namibian Closed Chess Championship - Men	, 1828
2,	Maswabi Opelo, Aug 2019 · 2019 Namibian Open	, 1755
3,	Lizo Sikwati, Aug 2019 · 2019 Namibian Open	, 1683
4,	IM Dante M Beukes, Aug 2016 · African Youth Chess Championships 2016 (u14 Open)	, 1612
5,	Montgomery Gurirab, Jul 2019 · 2019 TN Mobile Premier Chess League Round 7-11	, 1606
6,	Franklin Apolinario Antonio Daniel, Jan 2019 · 2018 AFRICAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS - U1700 Open	, 1573
7,	FM Sofiane Adrar, Aug 2016 · African Youth Chess Championships 2016 (u14 Open)	, 1572
8,	Neto Kasuto, Aug 2019 · 2019 TN Mobile Premier Chess League Round 12-14	, 1541
9,	Brian Jaftha, Mar 2019 · Namibian Closed Chess Championship - Men	, 1511
10,	Botlhe Lekang, Dec 2018 · 2018 African Schools Individual Chess Championships (U15 Boys)	, 1440

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	FM Leonhard Mueller, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2019 · Namibian Closed Chess Championship - Men	, 0/1	, 2173
2,	IM Dante M Beukes, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2019 · 2019 TN Mobile Premier Chess League Round 15-18	, 1½/5	, 2130
3,	IM Isaac Chukwudalu OKEKE, Highest-rated meeting: Dec 2019 · 2019 African Youth Chess Championship (Under 16 Open)	, 0/1	, 2083
4,	Rex Sanders Oberholzer, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2018 · 2018 National Championships Qualifiers (Men)	, 0/2	, 2050
5,	Raphael Nyakansaila, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2019 · 2019 TN Mobile Premier Chess League Round 15-18	, 0/2	, 2005
6,	CM Mclean Handjaba, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2017 · Namibian Open	, ½/2	, 2001
7,	CM Charles Eichab, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2019 · Namibian Closed Chess Championship - Men	, 0/1	, 1984
8,	Vasco Mateus Felizardo Viageiro, Highest-rated meeting: Dec 2019 · 2019 African Youth Chess Championship (Under 16 Open)	, 0/2	, 1948
9,	CM Otto Nakapunda, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2019 · 2019 TN Mobile Premier Chess League Round 12-14	, 0/1	, 1945
10,	IM Lamine Brahami, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2018 · 2018 African Youth Chess Championships - Under 16 Boys	, 0/1	, 1940

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 9 of 173 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 5 of 5 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...d5.

All openings (1 as Black)

Against 1.e4: 1...d5 in 3.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
Scandinavian Defense	3	50%

1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

25 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

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2021	1	0	1883	—
2019	43	14½	1701	1584
2018	19	7	1573	1478
2017	16	6	1598	1511
2016	12	7½	1399	1494
2015	7	2½	1429	1327
2014	4	0	1626	826

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

Bank Windhoek 2026 Premier Chess League - PCL—(0)
Apr – Aug 2026Teamchess-results.com
Score 1/3Start 1727
2022 Premier Chess League Round 1-4—(0)
Jun – Aug 2022Teamfederation source
Score 0/1Start 1545
Namibian Open 2021—(1)
Nov 2021Swissfederation source
Score 4/6Opp avg 1883Start 1550
2019 African Youth Chess Championship (Under 16 Open)1648
Dec 2019Swissfederation source
#4 in 2019Score 5/9Opp avg 1705Start 1534
2019 TN Mobile Premier Chess League Round 15-181114
Aug – Sep 2019Round robinfederation source
Score 0/4Opp avg 1914Start 1429
2019 Namibian Open1773
Aug 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 4½/7Opp avg 1773Start 1429
2019 TN Mobile Premier Chess League Round 12-141794
Aug 2019Round robinfederation source
Best of 2019Score 1½/3Opp avg 1794Start 1429
2019 TN Mobile Premier Chess League Round 7-111584
Jul 2019Round robinfederation source
#5 in 2019Score 1/4Opp avg 1709Start 1429
2019 TN Mobile First Division Chess League Round 1-61060
May – Jun 2019Round robinfederation source
Score 2/6Opp avg 1860Start 1478
2019 National Junior Closed Chess Championships U16 Boys1341
May 2019Swissfederation source
#6 in 2019Score 3½/5Opp avg 1246Start 1478
Namibian Closed Chess Championship - Men1652
Mar 2019Round robinfederation source
#3 in 2019Score 3/9Opp avg 1777Start 1437
2018 AFRICAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS - U1700 Open1341
Dec 2018 – Jan 2019Swissfederation source
#6 in 2019Score 2½/8Opp avg 1571Start 1393
2018 African Schools Individual Chess Championships (U15 Boys)1611
Dec 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 5½/8Opp avg 1554Start 1393
2018 African Youth Chess Championships - Under 16 Boys971
Aug 2018Swissfederation source
Score 3/8Opp avg 1771Start 1426
2018 Capablanca Chess Festival (Swiss B)1297
Apr 2018Swissfederation source
#3 in 2018Score 6/7Opp avg 1172Start 1451
2018 Namibian Chess Championships - B-Section—(1)
Mar – Apr 2018Swissfederation source
Score 8/9Opp avg 1281Start 1451
2018 National Championships Qualifiers (Men)1469
Mar 2018Swissfederation source
#2 in 2018Score 4½/9Opp avg 1742Start 1451
African Youth 2017 Boys 141479
Dec 2017Swissfederation source
#2 in 2017Score 4½/9Opp avg 1522Start 1443
Namibian Open1790
Oct 2017Swissfederation source
Best of 2017Score 4/7Opp avg 1915Start 1416
African Schools Individual Chess Championships 2017 U15 Open1380
Aug 2017Swissfederation source
#3 in 2017Score 4½/9Opp avg 1529Start 1439
2016 African Schools Individual Chess Championships Under 13B1470
Dec 2016Swissfederation source
#2 in 2016Score 5½/9Opp avg 1345Start 1422
African Youth Chess Championships 2016 (u14 Open)1510
Aug 2016Swissfederation source
Best of 2016Score 5/9Opp avg 1453Start 1380
2015 African Youth Chess Championships - U12B—(2)
Dec 2015Swissfederation source
Score 5/9Opp avg 1463Start 1416
2015 Africa Schools Individual Chess Championships-u13 Open1416
Aug 2015Swissfederation source
Best of 2015Score 4½/9Opp avg 1416
World Youth Chess Championships 2014 (u12 Boys)826
Sep 2014Swissfederation source
Score 2½/11Opp avg 1626

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