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Muema Taanai
🇰🇪FIDE 10839062· Female· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Muema Taanai, a 16-year-old player. She returned to competition in March 2026. Recent appearances: East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Category and Mombasa International Open Chess Festival - Ladies. Also played 1 rapid event (including Kilifi Rapid 3) recently. She took a 13-month break between Jan 2025 and Mar 2026. Her peak of 1487 was reached at age 16 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, she reached #86 and #49 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1440·Blz—
All-time high
1487
−1487 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
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Career timeline
9 entries2026
86th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1487
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1401 → 1487
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1487
at age 16
Mar 2026
Return after 14-month break
back at 1487
Mar 2026
2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1401 → returned at 1487
Jan 2025
2024
49th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1417
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
6W0D7L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsShah Hitansh Jeegar1,534·East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Category·R7·-12.7
3.[L]vsKeyshawn Elmer Gichana1,540·East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Category·R1·-12.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #13 | 1373 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #10 | 822 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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Kenya
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out of 1,173 players
Africa
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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