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Onyango Shirlyn Gathoni
🇰🇪FIDE 10836667· Female· Kenya· Born in 2012
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Onyango Shirlyn Gathoni, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1653 — just 7 short of her peak of 1660 (Dec 2025, age 13). She is climbing fast, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Girls, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies, and KAS Junior tournament 2025 - Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, she reached #9 and #5 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1665
All-time high
1660
−7 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 13
Dec 2025 · age 13
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#126,592
#126,592 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
9th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1653
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1499 → 1610
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1660
at age 13 · −7 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
May 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Victoria East Africa U21 Open Chess Championship 2nd Edition Ladies section(prestige)perf 2390 (+730) · 6.5/5 · #5
Evolution
+103
1550 → 1653
Tournaments
15
101 games
Score
67/ 10166.3%
59W16D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAdhiambo Edna Onyango1,493·Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies·R4·-26.5
2.[L]vsGilana Angel Muthoni1,453·Kiambu Open Grand Prix Chess Championship Ladies Section - 2025·R1·-25.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 15| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8.5/8 | #1 | 2276 | +43.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #11 | 1876 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #18 | 1958 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #56 | 1936 | -6.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #10 | 2515 | +12.2 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#327
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#5,007
in continent
World
#126,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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