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Francisca Kagwiria
🇰🇪FIDE 10817085· Female· Kenya· Born in 1996
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Francisca Kagwiria, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1595 — her current career high. She is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Ladies, 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Ladies, and Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies. Also played 3 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently. She took a 13-month break between Jan 2025 and Mar 2026.
Current rating
1595
Standard
Rpd1540·Blz1632
All-time high
1595
at best
Apr 2026 · age 30
Apr 2026 · age 30
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,892
#148,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1595
at age 30
Apr 2026
2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1548 → returned at 1577
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+301 Elo)
1257 → 1558
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 28
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 28
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 27
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+47
1548 → 1595
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
15.5/ 2464.6%
15W1D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOnyango Shirlyn Gathoni1,608·Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies·R8·-9.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #11 | 2454 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/3 | #8 | 2448 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #14 | 1780 | +17.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 1891 | +29.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTriza Mwendwa
🇰🇪KEN·1642
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsJully MutisyaWCM
🇰🇪KEN·1909
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsAnnete Kimwere
🇰🇪KEN
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsJoyce Nyaruai NdiranguWFM
🇰🇪KEN·1841
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMadelta Glenda
🇰🇪KEN·1796
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#482
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,180
in continent
World
#148,879
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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