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Namosa Nicholas
🇰🇪FIDE 10845712· Male· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Namosa Nicholas, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1429. He has slipped back 192 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open. His peak of 1621 was reached at age 15 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #31 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1429
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1621
−192 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 15
Jul 2025 · age 15
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#209,374
#209,374 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
31st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1621
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1621
at age 15 · −192 from today
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1621 · at age 15
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-192
1621 → 1429
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
6/ 2030.0%
5W2D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMuthumbi Richard1,553·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R2·+16.1
2.[D]vsJesse Fabian1,739·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open·R11·+14.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMaoga Trevor1,603·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R7·-21.0
2.[L]vsSonamizi Tinashe1,613·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R3·-20.5
3.[L]vsErrol Muhoro1,673·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R8·-17.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/10 | #18 | 1088 | -191.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/7 | #11 | 1570 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Open (-191.6 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#845
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#8,750
in continent
World
#209,083
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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