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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 1685 — her current career high. She is climbing fast, having gained +135 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KAS Elite Camp Tournament, Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Ladies, and Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Girls. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Girls Section) and 2 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, she reached #9 and #5 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1685
Standard
Rpd1643·Blz1667
All-time high
1685
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#115,405
#115,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
9th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1685
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1550 → 1685
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1685
at age 14
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Victoria East Africa U21 Open Chess Championship 2nd Edition Ladies section(prestige)perf 2390 (+730) · 6.5/5 · #5
Evolution
+64
1621 → 1685
Tournaments
13
89 games
Score
62/ 8969.7%
56W12D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsToor Qudsia Abrar1,557·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Girls)·R5·-27.1
2.[L]vsAdhiambo Edna Onyango1,493·Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies·R4·-26.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/2 | #11 | 2258 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/4 | #9 | 2284 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #6 | 2306 | +49.2 |
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 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/5 | #5 | 2390 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/3 | #26 | 2339 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#276
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#4,479
in continent
World
#115,400
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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