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Gikandi Bernice Wambui
🇰🇪FIDE 10825606· Female· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Gikandi Bernice Wambui, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1786 — her current career high. She is on a breakout run, having gained +276 Elo over the past 12 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Girls, and SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship. Also played 4 rapid (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 3rd Edition - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 3rd Edition - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, she reached #9, #7, #4 and #3 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1786
Standard
Rpd1649·Blz1710
All-time high
1786
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#80,665
#80,665 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
9th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1786
May 2026
All-time peak 1786
at age 15
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
7th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1734
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Aug 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 13
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Girlsperf 2419 (+633) · 8.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+199
1587 → 1786
Tournaments
19
102 games
Score
59.5/ 10258.3%
53W13D36L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJoyce Nyaruai NdiranguWFM1,933·Kiambu Open Grand Prix Chess Championship Ladies Section - 2025·R5·+35.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 13| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #25 | 1742 | +26.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 8.5/8 | #1 | 2419 | +99.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #1 | 2391 | +50.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #109 | 1899 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #9 | 1848 | +26.0 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#112
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#2,763
in continent
World
#80,664
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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