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Waichinga Dennis

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FIDEFIDE 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 1 rapid event (including 2025 NOBLE KNIGHTS JUNIOR FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT - Youth Open) recently.

At junior level, he reached #17 and #12 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1582

Standard

Rpd1459·Blz—

All-time high

1582

at best
May 2026 · age 14

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#153,262

#153,262 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Migitha James 1,624
2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open · Apr 2026 · +2.4 Elo
Evolution
+165
1417 → 1582
Tournaments
6
44 games
Score
22.5/ 4451.1%
15W15D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/4#2715690.0
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open
Round-Robin
Apr 20265/9#1015060.0
2026 PMadol Chess Championship - U1600
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/2#1215060.0
The PMadol Monthly Rated Tournament
Swiss
Jan 20263/4#71643-26.8
4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/1#1562661-3.2
Worst Elo result: The PMadol Monthly Rated Tournament (-26.8 Elo, finished #7).

Rankings

/
Kenya
#501
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#6,331
in continent
World
#153,246
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Kenya
1
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2
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2,113
3
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2,102
4
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2,045
5
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2,023
6
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2,020
7
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2,005
8
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2,000
9
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1,977
10
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1,974
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501🇰🇪Waichinga Dennis1,582
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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6331🇰🇪Waichinga Dennis1,582
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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153246🇰🇪Waichinga Dennis1,582