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Simiyu Baraka Daniel
🇰🇪FIDE 10842810· Male· Kenya· Born in 2008
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Simiyu Baraka Daniel, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1850 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Open, 2026 PMadol Chess Championship - U1800, and KAS Junior tournament 2025 - Open. Also played 6 rapid (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 3rd Edition - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 3rd Edition - Blitz) recently. He reached #61 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #11 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1850
Standard
Rpd1766·Blz1683
All-time high
1850
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#61,378
#61,378 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #61
at age 18 · rated 1850
May 2026
3rd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1850
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
May 2026
All-time peak 1850
at age 18
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+303 Elo)
1396 → 1699
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+105
1745 → 1850
Tournaments
7
45 games
Score
29/ 4564.4%
26W6D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSimiyu JadonFM2,171·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Open·R4·+34.6
2.[W]vsJamie Obora Kanango1,929·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Open·R4·+29.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/4 | #2 | 2616 | +86.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #3 | 1784 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #3 | 1694 | +3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #31 | — | +0.4 |
Tournament | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1771 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#61
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#1,935
in continent
World
#61,378
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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