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McKenzie Chanel
🇰🇪FIDE 10832939· Female· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Mckenzie Chanel, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1648 — just 2 short of her peak of 1650 (Feb 2026, age 15). She is rising rapidly, having gained +117 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Girls, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies, and Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix (Ladies Section). Also played 2 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, she reached #21, #16 and #9 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1648
Standard
Rpd1482·Blz1587
All-time high
1650
−2 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#128,438
#128,438 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 15
Apr 2026
21st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1650
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1650
at age 15 · −2 from today
Feb 2026
2025
16th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1644
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+395 Elo)
1168 → 1563
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
2025 African School Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Girlsperf 2380 (+839) · 7/5 · #4
Evolution
+129
1519 → 1648
Tournaments
8
55 games
Score
35/ 5563.6%
30W10D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRutendo Hwende1,719·2025 African School Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Girls·R7·+29.4
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAgnes Mary1,658·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Girls·R9·-19.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6.5/8 | #5 | 1870 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #10 | 1642 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #8 | 2550 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #6 | 1795 | +120.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/2 | #61 | — | -54.0 |
Worst Elo result: 4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Ladies Section (-54.0 Elo, finished #61).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#339
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#5,092
in continent
World
#128,432
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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