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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 1611. She is climbing fast, having gained +203 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls, Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1600 Section- 1st Episode, and The PMadol Monthly Rated Tournament. Also played 3 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. Her peak of 1646 was reached at age 12 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, she reached #6 and #3 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd1433·Blz1515
All-time high
1646
−35 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 12
Apr 2026 · age 12
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#142,189
#142,189 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
6th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1646
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+229 Elo)
1417 → 1646
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1646
at age 12 · −35 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+203
1408 → 1611
Tournaments
19
133 games
Score
75.5/ 13356.8%
74W7D52L
Top 3 wins
1.[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
top 10 of 16| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#431
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#5,780
in continent
World
#142,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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World
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