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Waichinga Dennis
🇰🇪FIDE 10835539· Male· Kenya· Born in 2012
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Waichinga Dennis, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1582 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +165 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open, and 2026 PMadol Chess Championship - U1600. Also played 2 rapid events (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 5th Edition - Rapid) recently.
At junior level, he reached #17 and #12 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1582
Standard
Rpd1477·Blz—
All-time high
1582
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#153,883
#153,883 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
17th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1582
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
May 2026
All-time peak 1582
at age 14
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+382 Elo)
1046 → 1428
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+179
1403 → 1582
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
17.5/ 3550.0%
11W13D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMurigu Kanuri1,547·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R11·-22.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #27 | 1569 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #10 | 1506 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #12 | 1506 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 1643 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/1 | #156 | 2661 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#509
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,445
in continent
World
#153,868
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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World
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