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Waweru Davidson Mugo
🇰🇪FIDE 10842853· Male· Kenya· Born in 2012
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Waweru Davidson Mugo, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1878 and ranked 49th among KEN players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +220 Elo over the past 12 months. 91 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open, and Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open. Also played 1 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 1909 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2026, #26 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #2 and #4 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1819·Blz1853
All-time high
1909
−31 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49
#49 · KEN players · of 951
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #26
at age 14 · rated 1909
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1909
at age 14 · −31 from today
Feb 2026
6-month rising streak
+210 Elo
Feb 2026
2nd U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1908
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 13
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+111
1767 → 1878
Tournaments
13
92 games
Score
62/ 9267.4%
55W14D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOluchiri Jeshurun Inyangala1,680·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R10·-30.5
2.[L]vsHamisi Benford Nyandoro1,686·Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open·R1·-30.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/8 | #4 | 2220 | +53.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #28 | 1642 | -58.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 9.5/11 | #1 | 1929 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #73 | 1867 | -56.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #10 | 1843 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/8 | #3 | 2119 | +50.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #36 | 1888 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #8 | 1912 | +36.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #29 | 1826 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 2141 | +92.4 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#49
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#1,625
in continent
World
#53,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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