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Waweru Trevor Kipngetich
🇰🇪FIDE 10842870· Male· Kenya· Born in 2014
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Waweru Trevor Kipngetich, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1504. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, CTC Open Chess Championship 2025, and Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 NOBLE KNIGHTS JUNIOR FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT - Youth Open) and 1 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1550 was reached at age 11 (Apr 2025).
At junior level, he reached #8 and #5 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1504
Standard
Rpd1478·Blz1494
All-time high
1550
−46 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 11
Apr 2025 · age 11
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#183,165
#183,165 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
May 2026
2025
8th U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1550
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1550
at age 11 · −46 from today
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+334 Elo)
1183 → 1517
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Openperf 1732 (+228) · 5.5/8 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
1539 → 1504
Tournaments
9
73 games
Score
36/ 7349.3%
31W14D28L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJacob Mandela1,550·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R4·+22.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYator Mugo Waikwa1,446·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 11 Open·R9·-23.3
2.[L]vsKiplangat Baraka1,466·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R10·-22.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #12 | 1732 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #94 | 2631 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/2 | #91 | 2645 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #25 | 2537 | -5.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/10 | #5 | 1510 | +6.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 11 Open (-40.8 Elo, finished #26).
Rankings
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Kenya
#656
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#7,704
in continent
World
#183,111
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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