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Kuka Kyle
🇰🇪FIDE 10831533· Male· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Kuka Kyle, a 16-year-old player, is rated 2000 — just 29 short of his peak of 2029 (Apr 2026, age 16) and ranked 8th among KEN players. He is rising rapidly, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool D) recently. He reached #5 nationally in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #3 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2000
Standard
Rpd1758·Blz1740
All-time high
2029
−29 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · KEN players · of 902
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak national rank: #5
at age 16 · rated 2029
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2029
at age 16 · −29 from today
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 15
Feb 2025
1st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1989
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+107
1893 → 2000
Tournaments
10
63 games
Score
46.5/ 6373.8%
41W11D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsElvis Muigai Kamau1,563·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R7·-37.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 9/11 | #2 | 1913 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #12 | 2026 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #9 | 2059 | +32.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 7.5/10 | #2 | 2192 | +132.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #58 | 1148 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #20 | 1921 | -18.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #13 | 2724 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #55 | 1204 | -38.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2114 | +35.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 9.5/8 | #1 | 2397 | +31.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#8
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#646
in continent
World
#27,495
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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