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Kimani wanjiru
🇰🇪FIDE 10816810· Female· Kenya· Born in 2000
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Kimani Wanjiru, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1691. She is rising rapidly, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Ladies Section, and CTC Open Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 3rd Edition - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. Her peak of 1757 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2026).
Current rating
1691
Standard
Rpd1559·Blz1625
All-time high
1757
−66 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 26
Jan 2026 · age 26
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#112,942
#112,942 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
75th 20-35 player nationally
at age 26 · rated 1757
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1757
at age 26 · −66 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+332 Elo)
1312 → 1644
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 24
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+67
1624 → 1691
Tournaments
9
64 games
Score
36.5/ 6457.0%
29W15D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #122 | 2640 | -8.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1/10 | #11 | 1419 | -56.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #38 | 1754 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1853 | +31.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1824 | -3.2 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Ladies Section (-56.6 Elo, finished #11).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#256
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#4,317
in continent
World
#112,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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Africa
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World
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