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Nashipae Bella
WCM🇰🇪FIDE 10843981· Female· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Nashipae Bella, a 15-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1900 — her current career high and ranked 32nd among KEN players. She is on a breakout run, having gained +251 Elo over the past 12 months. 135 rated games in the past year (≈106/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Ladies, 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Ladies, and Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Girls Section) and 5 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently. She reached #32 nationally in Jun 2026.
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, she reached #4 and #2 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1900
Standard
Rpd1536·Blz1660
All-time high
1900
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
101
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
130 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#32
#32 · KEN players · of 951
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak national rank: #32
at age 15 · rated 1900
Jun 2026
4th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1900
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1900
at age 15
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
May 2026
2025
2nd U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1883
Nov 2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 14
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+242
1658 → 1900
Tournaments
17
118 games
Score
80/ 11867.8%
72W16D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNicole Ajackaa1,563·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls·R7·-31.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 1932 | +62.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 1938 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/5 | #2 | 2439 | +50.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 7.5/10 | #4 | 1806 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #4 | 1910 | +88.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #56 | 2657 | -35.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #17 | 1510 | -41.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #28 | 2485 | -15.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/10 | #10 | 1677 | -107.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #35 | 1864 | -42.8 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Ladies Section (-107.6 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsElizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM
🇰🇪KEN·1964
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsZuri KalokiWFM
🇰🇪KEN·1837
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNicole Albright
🇰🇪KEN·1770
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsShannon Bulimo
🇰🇪KEN·1550
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSasha MongeliWFM
🇰🇪KEN·1892
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Kenya
#32
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#1,415
in continent
World
#48,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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