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Gacheru Francis Nderitu
🇰🇪FIDE 10837639· Male· Kenya· Born in 2013
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Gacheru Francis Nderitu, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1530. He has slipped back 145 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and 2026 PMadol Chess Championship - U1600. Also played 1 rapid event (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 3rd Edition - Rapid) recently. His peak of 1675 was reached at age 12 (Jan 2025).
At junior level, he reached #28 and #2 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1530
Standard
Rpd1483·Blz—
All-time high
1675
−145 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 12
Jan 2025 · age 12
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#173,171
#173,171 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
28th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1530
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
May 2026
2025
2nd U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1675
Jan 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Openperf 1633 (+103) · 6.5/10 · #9
Top opponent
Evolution
-123
1653 → 1530
Tournaments
9
67 games
Score
34.5/ 6751.5%
29W11D27L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKamau Elijah1,553·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600·R3·+26.1
2.[W]vsDancun Silali1,545·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600·R4·+25.7
3.[W]vsMurigu Kanuri1,547·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R10·+21.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNathaniel Waithaka1,429·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R8·-25.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 6.5/10 | #9 | 1633 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/2 | #137 | 2516 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/1 | #9 | 2264 | +19.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 1545 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #9 | 2345 | +25.6 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#602
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#7,274
in continent
World
#173,134
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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