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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 1814. He is progressing steadily with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). 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 7 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. His peak of 1850 was reached at age 18 (May 2026, #61 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #3 and #11 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1814
Standard
Rpd1726·Blz1707
All-time high
1850
−36 pts below
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,011
#72,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 18
Jun 2026
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 · −36 from today
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+303 Elo)
1396 → 1699
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+55
1759 → 1814
Tournaments
7
44 games
Score
26/ 4459.1%
22W8D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSimiyu JadonFM2,171·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Open·R4·+34.6
3.[W]vsJamie Obora Kanango1,856·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Open·R2·+20.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/8 | #10 | 1792 | -35.6 |
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 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/10 | #6 | 1652 | -62.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#84
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,387
in continent
World
#72,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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