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Abel Taji
🇰🇪FIDE 10815244· Male· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Abel Taji, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1777. He is rising rapidly, having gained +143 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open, and Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. His peak of 1819 was reached at age 14 (Jan 2025, #65 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #8, #3, #1 and #1 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1777
Standard
Rpd1671·Blz1772
All-time high
1819
−42 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 14
Jan 2025 · age 14
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#83,591
#83,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
8th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1777
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 14
Apr 2025
Peak national rank: #65
at age 14 · rated 1819
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+436 Elo)
1383 → 1819
Feb 2025
3rd U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1819
Jan 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)perf 2483 (+706) · 7/7 · #11
Top opponent
Evolution
+76
1701 → 1777
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
27/ 4658.7%
23W8D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRickey Micheal Beinomugisha1,607·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)·R5·-29.1
3.[L]vsElvis Muigai Kamau1,563·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R11·-26.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/7 | #11 | 2483 | +56.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #32 | 1964 | +32.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #6 | 1707 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #102 | 1837 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #6 | 1766 | -14.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 1758 | +30.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Kenya
#116
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,917
in continent
World
#83,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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