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Nekesa Vanessa Sifuna
🇰🇪FIDE 10835890· Female· Kenya· Born in 2004
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Nekesa Vanessa Sifuna, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1572 — just 11 short of her peak of 1583 (Feb 2026, age 22). She plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Ladies Section.
Current rating
1572
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1583
−11 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 22
Feb 2026 · age 22
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,978
#156,978 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1583
at age 22 · −11 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Dec 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 21
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1573 · at age 21
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1573 → 1572
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 1489 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#525
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#6,524
in continent
World
#156,961
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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