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Ndegwa Irwin Ndege
🇰🇪FIDE 10843990· Male· Kenya· Born in 2013
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Ndegwa Irwin Ndege, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1456. He has fluctuated between 1427 and 1514 over the past 2 years. 41 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open, and Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including Federation of East Africa Schools Sports Association FEASSA-Blitz Boys) recently. His peak of 1514 was reached at age 13 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #38 and #24 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1456
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1408
All-time high
1514
−58 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 13
Apr 2026 · age 13
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#201,922
#201,922 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1440 → 1514
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1514
at age 13 · −58 from today
Apr 2026
38th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1503
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Jan 2026
2025
24th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1440
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Openperf 1698 (+254) · 5/7 · #20
Top opponent
Evolution
+29
1427 → 1456
Tournaments
6
48 games
Score
21/ 4843.8%
17W8D23L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsJayden Kiogora Mwenda1,486·Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open·R5·+21.7
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJoel Thumi1,425·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R4·-21.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/4 | #51 | 1511 | +12.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #20 | 1698 | -70.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #110 | 2125 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/2 | #170 | 2695 | -6.4 |
Tournament | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #24 | 1556 | -11.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/10 | #4 | 1518 | +52.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open (-70.4 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#817
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,593
in continent
World
#201,771
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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