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Kiai, Jayden
🇰🇪FIDE 10843841· Male· Kenya· Born in 2015
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Jayden Kiai, a 11-year-old player, is rated 1444. He has fluctuated between 1419 and 1455 over the past 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KAS Elite Camp Tournament, Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, and Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including Pioneri Chess Challengers Programme 3rd Edition - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1477 was reached at age 9 (Apr 2024).
At junior level, he reached #25 and #8 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1444
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1418
All-time high
1477
−33 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 9
Apr 2024 · age 9
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#206,009
#206,009 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
25th U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1455
Jan 2026
2024
8th U10 player nationally
at age 9 · rated 1477
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Apr 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1477
at age 9 · −33 from today
Apr 2024
First FIDE rating
1477 · at age 9
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Openperf 2341 (+922) · 6/5 · #19
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1442 → 1444
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
15.5/ 3347.0%
14W3D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPaul Wangwe Kisindai1,715·Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open·R5·+33.1
2.[W]vsJacob Mandela1,550·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R3·+27.2
3.[W]vsAgape Cherutich Chumba1,562·Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open·R3·+26.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKiplangat Baraka1,466·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R6·-17.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #39 | 1936 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #38 | 1772 | +46.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/5 | #19 | 2341 | -36.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #7 | 1551 | -0.4 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open (-36.4 Elo, finished #19).
Rankings
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Kenya
#854
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,773
in continent
World
#205,790
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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