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Githaiga, Arnold
🇰🇪FIDE 10843795· Male· Kenya· Born in 2012
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Arnold Githaiga, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1498. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open. Also played 2 rapid (including Ngao Open Rapid Chess Tournament - 2nd Edition) and 1 blitz events (including Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1556 was reached at age 13 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #20 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1498
Standard
Rpd1570·Blz1553
All-time high
1556
−58 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 13
Jul 2025 · age 13
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#185,466
#185,466 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
20th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1556
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1556
at age 13 · −58 from today
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1556 · at age 13
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Openperf 1703 (+205) · 5.5/8 · #17
Top opponent
Evolution
-58
1556 → 1498
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
11/ 2055.0%
10W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristopher Otieno Abuodha1,611·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R10·+26.3
2.[W]vsJoel Thumi1,425·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R9·+15.9
3.[W]vsJayson Zawadi1,451·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open·R8·+14.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNathaniel Waithaka1,429·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R5·-23.9
3.[L]vsPeter Odoyo1,474·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R8·-21.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #17 | 1703 | -57.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/4 | #30 | 1503 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open (-57.2 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#673
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#7,802
in continent
World
#185,403
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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