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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 1688. He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and 2025 December DFW Winter FIDE - U1800. His peak of 1819 was reached at age 14 (Jan 2025, #65 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #19, #3, #1 and #1 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd1671·Blz1732
All-time high
1819
−131 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 14
Jan 2025 · age 14
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#114,037
#114,037 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
19th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1688
May 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Openperf 2474 (+773) · 7/6 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+54
1634 → 1688
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
26.5/ 4657.6%
23W7D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/6 | #15 | 1679 | +14.4 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#264
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#4,380
in continent
World
#114,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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