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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 1764 — just 22 short of her peak of 1786 (May 2026, age 15). She is on a breakout run, having gained +177 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, and Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Girls. 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
1764
Standard
Rpd1649·Blz1710
All-time high
1786
−22 pts below
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#87,855
#87,855 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
9th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1786
May 2026
All-time peak 1786
at age 15 · −22 from today
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Girlsperf 2419 (+633) · 8.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 Major Section- 2nd Episode · Mar 2026 · +34.5 Elo
Evolution
+178
1586 → 1764
Tournaments
17
87 games
Score
49.5/ 8756.9%
43W13D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #30 | 1683 | -22.4 |
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 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #12 | 1643 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #5 | 1664 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #12 | 1678 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #49 | 887 | -18.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#148
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,093
in continent
World
#87,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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