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Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku
🇰🇪FIDE 10835628· Female· Kenya· Born in 2014
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Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1644 — just 2 short of her peak of 1646 (Apr 2026, age 12). She is climbing fast, having gained +236 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Ladies, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls, and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1600 Section- 1st Episode. Also played 3 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, she reached #6 and #3 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1644
Standard
Rpd1433·Blz1515
All-time high
1646
−2 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 12
Apr 2026 · age 12
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#130,454
#130,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+236 Elo)
1408 → 1644
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 12
Jun 2026
6th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1646
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1646
at age 12 · −2 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+155
1489 → 1644
Tournaments
16
113 games
Score
64/ 11356.6%
62W8D43L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsCHIMBOZA TINEVIMBO ELIZABETH1,521·16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 GIRLS·R7·+25.7
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsRiley Matingi1,518·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls·R4·-25.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1813 | +32.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/6 | #3 | 2328 | -34.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2268 | +23.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 1501 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/1 | #5 | 1589 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/2 | #46 | 2307 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/5 | #9 | 2388 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #69 | 1871 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #22 | 1777 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #8 | 2301 | +6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Kenya
#354
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#5,250
in continent
World
#130,448
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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