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Jethwa Shiv
🇰🇪FIDE 10844716· Male· Kenya· Born in 2008
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Jethwa Shiv, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1715 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +143 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix, 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section, and Victoria East Africa U21 Open Chess Championship 2nd Edition open section(prestige).
At junior level, he reached #13 and #19 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1715
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1715
at best
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104,527
#104,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
13th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1715
May 2026
All-time peak 1715
at age 18
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+314 Elo)
1283 → 1597
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+142
1573 → 1715
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
13.5/ 2067.5%
13W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #23 | 1844 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #11 | 2300 | +110.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/3 | #25 | 2387 | +21.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Kenya
#211
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,893
in continent
World
#104,524
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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