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Karanja, Ether
🇰🇪FIDE 10819282· Female· Kenya· Born in 1999
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Ether Karanja, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1643 — her current career high. She has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 13 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Ladies Section, Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Ladies Section, and KCB Chess Open 2025 - Ladies Section. Also played 4 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1643
Standard
Rpd1578·Blz1589
All-time high
1643
at best
Mar 2026 · age 27
Mar 2026 · age 27
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#130,811
#130,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1643
at age 27
Mar 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 26
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 26
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+288 Elo)
1353 → 1641
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
1617 → 1643
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
12.5/ 2452.1%
11W3D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJoyce Nyaruai NdiranguWFM1,889·Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Ladies Section·R9·+16.1
3.[W]vsElizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM1,782·Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Ladies Section·R5·+13.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/10 | #7 | 1700 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 1798 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/5 | #14 | 2370 | +13.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsElizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM
🇰🇪KEN·1964
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJoyce Nyaruai NdiranguWFM
🇰🇪KEN·1841
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNicole Albright
🇰🇪KEN·1770
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMadelta Glenda
🇰🇪KEN·1796
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJully MutisyaWCM
🇰🇪KEN·1909
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#360
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,268
in continent
World
#130,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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