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Tindi Liam
🇰🇪FIDE 10839259· Male· Kenya· Born in 2015
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Tindi Liam, a 11-year-old player, is rated 1506. He is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix, and 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid events (including World Schools Team Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1542 was reached at age 9 (Jun 2024).
At junior level, he reached #28 and #5 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1506
Standard
Rpd1445·Blz1522
All-time high
1542
−36 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 9
Jun 2024 · age 9
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#183,439
#183,439 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
28th U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1506
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1444 → 1506
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Jun 2026
2024
5th U10 player nationally
at age 9 · rated 1542
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Boys)perf 2078 (+572) · 5.5/6 · #16
Top opponent
Victoria East Africa U21 Open Chess Championship 2nd Edition open section(prestige) · Nov 2025 · +35.0 Elo
Evolution
+61
1445 → 1506
Tournaments
8
54 games
Score
25.5/ 5447.2%
24W3D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKiplangat Baraka1,466·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R9·-20.1
2.[L]vsWaweru Trevor Kipngetich1,480·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R6·-19.3
3.[L]vsYator Mugo Waikwa1,485·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R4·-19.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/6 | #16 | 2078 | +37.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #10 | 1657 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #51 | 1521 | -32.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/2 | #53 | 2632 | +18.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #39 | 848 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #41 | 2468 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #37 | 1827 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #202 | 2589 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#670
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,815
in continent
World
#183,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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