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Wanjala Samuel
🇰🇪FIDE 10815309· Male· Kenya· Born in 2008
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Wanjala Samuel, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1606 — just 19 short of his peak of 1625 (Apr 2025, age 17). He has fluctuated between 1554 and 1625 over the past 2 years. 43 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Open, 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section, and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. He took a 20-month break between Jan 2022 and Oct 2023.
At junior level, he reached #13, #13, #3, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd1694·Blz1591
All-time high
1625
−19 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 17
Apr 2025 · age 17
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,704
#144,704 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
100 career games
at age 18
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
13th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1625
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1625
at age 17 · −19 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+261 Elo)
1352 → 1613
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U18 Boys)perf 2615 (+1009) · 5/5 · #18
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1591 → 1606
Tournaments
8
56 games
Score
27/ 5648.2%
23W8D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJeremiah Ayiik Elia1,419·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Open·R7·-29.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #18 | 2615 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1749 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #32 | 2136 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #17 | 1904 | +52.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #33 | 2096 | -2.8 |
Tournament | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #29 | 1552 | -44.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/10 | #7 | 1671 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/2 | #64 | 2625 | -16.4 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#452
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,972
in continent
World
#144,692
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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