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Njoroge Nigel Ngigi

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FIDEFIDE 10840664· Male· Kenya· Born in 2013

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Njoroge Nigel Ngigi, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1441 — just 16 short of his peak of 1457 (Jan 2026, age 13). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - U1500 SECTION, 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 OPEN, and 67th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - U1500.

At junior level, he reached #63 and #31 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1441

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1457

−16 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 13

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#205,776

#205,776 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
63rd U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1457
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1406 → 1457
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1457
at age 13 · −16 from today
Jan 2026
2025
31st U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1406
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Thiga Jimmy Trevor 1,470
2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open · May 2025 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
+35
1406 → 1441
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
16.5/ 3055.0%
14W5D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - U1500 SECTION
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/1#312270-16.4
16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 OPEN
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/2#557390.0
67th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - U1500
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/2#814870.0
2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open
Open Swiss
May 20254.5/2#542271-12.8
Worst Elo result: 16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - U1500 SECTION (-16.4 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

/
Kenya
#818
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#8,620
in continent
World
#205,548
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Kenya
1
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2,152
2
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2,113
3
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2,102
4
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2,045
5
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2,023
6
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2,020
7
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2,005
8
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2,000
9
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1,977
10
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1,974
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818🇰🇪Njoroge Nigel Ngigi1,441
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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