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Marc-Antoine Ishimwe Ndagijimana
🇰🇪FIDE 10833340· Male· Kenya· Born in 2016
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Marc-Antoine Ishimwe Ndagijimana, a 10-year-old player, is rated 1571 — just 29 short of his peak of 1600 (May 2026, age 10). He is climbing fast, having gained +164 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U10 Open, The Apex Junior Invitational Tournament 1st Edition - Open, and KAS Junior tournament 2025 - Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently.
Previously known as Ndajigimana Marc-Antoine (until Jan 2025). At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1571
Standard
Rpd1440·Blz1416
All-time high
1600
−29 pts below
May 2026 · age 10
May 2026 · age 10
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#158,156
#158,156 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
2nd U10 player nationally
at age 10 · rated 1600
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1408 → 1600
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 10
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 10
May 2026
All-time peak 1600
at age 10 · −29 from today
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U10 Openperf 2263 (+663) · 9/8 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
64 games
Score
29/ 6445.3%
27W12D25L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJeremy Aden Duke1,628·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U10 Open·R8·+21.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/4 | #10 | 2357 | -29.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 9/8 | #1 | 2263 | +106.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #6 | 1526 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #31 | 2325 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #59 | 2448 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #23 | 2401 | -20.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #5 | 1410 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0.5/5 | #28 | 799 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U10 Boys) (-29.2 Elo, finished #10).
Rankings
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Kenya
#532
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,663
in continent
World
#158,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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