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Njenga Francis
🇰🇪FIDE 10838635· Male· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Njenga Francis, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1419. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Oct 2023 and Dec 2024. Recent appearance: JSPS Alumni Tournament. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. His peak of 1459 was reached at age 14 (Dec 2024).
At junior level, he reached #39 and #28 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1419
Standard
Rpd1407·Blz1431
All-time high
1459
−40 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 14
Dec 2024 · age 14
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#213,337
#213,337 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
39th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1459
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+368 Elo)
1091 → 1459
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1459
at age 14 · −40 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Mar 2024
28th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1091
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)perf 1938 (+519) · 4/5 · #44
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
1441 → 1419
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
6W0D7L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsNthiga Blair Wema1,671·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)·R2·+32.4
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsFritz Junior Hangue1,638·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)·R8·-8.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #44 | 1938 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #10 | 2324 | -25.6 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#904
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#9,053
in continent
World
#212,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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