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Shah Kanika Nishchal
🇰🇪FIDE 10838724· Female· Kenya· Born in 2013
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Shah Kanika Nishchal, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1465 — her current career high. She plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include MCC Monthly Chess Tournament - Labour Day, East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Category, and Mombasa International Open Chess Festival - Ladies. Also played 3 rapid events (including Coast Pre nationals Tournament) recently.
At junior level, she reached #71 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1465
Standard
Rpd1443·Blz—
All-time high
1465
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#198,744
#198,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
71st U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1465
Jun 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Jun 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1465
at age 13
Jun 2026
First FIDE rating
1465 · at age 13
Jun 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
11/ 2740.7%
11W0D16L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKeisha Sifa Gitau1,441·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Girls)·R2·+18.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDikwetla Eyana Niza1,426·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Girls)·R5·-22.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #12 | 1391 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #23 | 1388 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #41 | 793 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 780 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Kenya
#791
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,458
in continent
World
#198,626
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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