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Njeri, Maureen Kirigo
🇰🇪FIDE 10807853· Female· Kenya· Born in 1992
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Maureen Kirigo Njeri, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1490 — just 14 short of her peak of 1504 (Mar 2024, age 32). She is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Ladies, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies, and Kenya National Chess League 2025- Super League Playoffs. Also played 1 rapid (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 5th Edition - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently. She took a 12-month break between Dec 2023 and Jan 2025.
Current rating
1490
Standard
Rpd1558·Blz1493
All-time high
1504
−14 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 32
Mar 2024 · age 32
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#189,559
#189,559 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 34
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+354 Elo)
1150 → 1504
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 32
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 32
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 32
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1504
at age 32 · −14 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
1449 → 1490
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
15.5/ 2953.4%
14W3D12L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAdhiambo Edna Onyango1,493·Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies·R7·+10.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #18 | 2478 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #17 | 1830 | +14.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 1639 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #25 | 1889 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #23 | 1753 | +7.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsLucy WanjiruWCM
🇰🇪KEN·1653
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJully MutisyaWCM
🇰🇪KEN·1909
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJoyce Nyaruai NdiranguWFM
🇰🇪KEN·1841
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsNicole Albright
🇰🇪KEN·1770
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#718
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,076
in continent
World
#189,487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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