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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 1473. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, and CTC Open Chess Championship 2025. 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
1473
Standard
Rpd1478·Blz1494
All-time high
1550
−77 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 11
Apr 2025 · age 11
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#195,872
#195,872 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −77 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Openperf 1732 (+228) · 5.5/8 · #12
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1503 → 1473
Tournaments
6
53 games
Score
21.5/ 5340.6%
19W9D25L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJacob Mandela1,550·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R4·+22.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKiplangat Baraka1,466·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R10·-22.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #78 | 1750 | -31.2 |
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: Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open (-31.2 Elo, finished #78).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#770
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,348
in continent
World
#195,775
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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