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Nthiga Blair Wema
🇰🇪FIDE 10842896· Male· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Nthiga Blair Wema, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1629. He is on a steady climb with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, and Pioneri Chess Challengers Invitational Tournament. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 5 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. His peak of 1687 was reached at age 16 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #17 and #30 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1629
Standard
Rpd1501·Blz1502
All-time high
1687
−58 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#136,039
#136,039 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 16
Jun 2026
17th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1687
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1687
at age 16 · −58 from today
Apr 2026
6-month rising streak
+113 Elo
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+104
1525 → 1629
Tournaments
11
67 games
Score
38/ 6756.7%
34W8D25L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsKamau Kelvin Ngigi1,735·2nd Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme Invitational Tournament·R2·+26.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMohanakrishnan Madhav1,564·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)·R9·-23.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/3 | #45 | 2305 | -45.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #36 | 1695 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #49 | 1997 | -16.8 |
Tournament | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #1 | 1763 | +39.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #7 | 2080 | +0.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #3 | 2503 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #42 | 1926 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #6 | 1642 | -32.8 |
Tournament | Jul 2025 | 5.5/4 | #1 | 2506 | +97.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/4 | #10 | 1465 | -12.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys) (-45.6 Elo, finished #45).
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Africa
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in continent
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