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Kaburo Winnie
WCM🇰🇪FIDE 10831045· Female· Kenya· Born in 2014
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Kaburo Winnie, a 12-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1837 — her current career high and ranked 58th among women worldwide under 12. She is on a breakout run, having gained +171 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies, and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 Major Section- 2nd Episode. Also played 2 rapid (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 3rd Edition - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. She reached #64 nationally in Jun 2026.
Awarded WCM in 2026 (age 12). At junior level, she reached #4, #2 and #1 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1837
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz1556
All-time high
1837
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#58
#58 · women worldwide under 12 · of 2,965
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak national rank: #64
at age 12 · rated 1837
Jun 2026
4th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1837
Jun 2026
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 12
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1837
at age 12
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 12
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+536 Elo)
1145 → 1681
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 Major Section- 1st Episode · Feb 2026 · +32.1 Elo
Evolution
+205
1632 → 1837
Tournaments
9
72 games
Score
56/ 7277.8%
49W14D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 8/7 | #1 | 2391 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 10.5/6 | #1 | 2304 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #5 | 1721 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #11 | 1806 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2090 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/6 | #2 | 2379 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #5 | 1750 | +17.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/10 | #46 | 1706 | -33.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 9/6 | #1 | 2306 | +82.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRiley Matingi
🇰🇪KEN·1573
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsNicole Albright
🇰🇪KEN·1770
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsGichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku
🇰🇪KEN·1644
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKuka Riziki
🇰🇪KEN·1594
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKamoni Elsie Wambui
🇰🇪KEN
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#64
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,096
in continent
World
#65,162
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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