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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 1605 — just 20 short of his peak of 1625 (Apr 2025, age 17). He has fluctuated between 1554 and 1625 over the past 2 years. 38 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 blitz event (including Federation of East Africa Schools Sports Association FEASSA-Blitz Boys) 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
1605
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1585
All-time high
1625
−20 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 17
Apr 2025 · age 17
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,505
#144,505 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2026
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 · −20 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+261 Elo)
1352 → 1613
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1589 → 1605
Tournaments
8
56 games
Score
28/ 5650.0%
25W6D25L
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#447
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#5,900
in continent
World
#144,493
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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