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Waruguru Joy
🇰🇪FIDE 10837590· Female· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Waruguru Joy, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1464. She has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 7 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls, Kenya National Junior Chess Championship - Ladies, and East Africa Community Schools Junior and Youth Chess Tournament 2025. Her peak of 1495 was reached at age 13 (Apr 2024).
At junior level, she reached #88 and #24 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1464
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1495
−31 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 13
Apr 2024 · age 13
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#197,959
#197,959 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
88th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1464
Jan 2026
2024
24th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1495
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Apr 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1495
at age 13 · −31 from today
Apr 2024
First FIDE rating
1495 · at age 13
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1452 → 1464
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
16.5/ 3547.1%
14W5D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMartha Teresa Akwaare1,417·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls·R6·-22.7
2.[L]vsRotich Natasha Cheptoo1,479·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls·R3·-19.1
3.[L]vsArianne Hera Ngani1,509·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls·R10·-17.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/10 | #14 | 1210 | -104.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #10 | 1992 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/2 | #8 | 2261 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/3 | #19 | 2359 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/2 | #28 | 2517 | -14.4 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls (-104.4 Elo, finished #14).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#736
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#8,260
in continent
World
#198,512
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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