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Kiruthu Ted Wahome
🇰🇪FIDE 10842578· Male· Kenya· Born in 2008
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Kiruthu Ted Wahome, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1648 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, 2026 PMadol Chess Championship - U1800, and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 Major Section- 1st Episode. Also played 4 rapid (including 6th Trojan Warriors Internal Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including Galleria BYOB - The 19th Edition) recently.
At junior level, he reached #23 and #22 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1648
Standard
Rpd1724·Blz1514
All-time high
1648
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#128,438
#128,438 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
23rd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1648
May 2026
All-time peak 1648
at age 18
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+470 Elo)
1114 → 1584
Jan 2025
2024
22nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1570
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+64
1584 → 1648
Tournaments
8
48 games
Score
26.5/ 4855.2%
22W9D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTindi Victor1,535·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Open·R8·-21.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #44 | 2653 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #8 | 1583 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #7 | 1683 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #50 | 2033 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/4 | #3 | 2480 | +60.4 |
Worst Elo result: 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 OPEN (-26.4 Elo, finished #43).
Rankings
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Kenya
#339
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#5,092
in continent
World
#128,432
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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