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Rotich Damien Kibet
🇰🇪FIDE 10846573· Male· Kenya· Born in 2013
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Rotich Damien Kibet, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1525. He is on a breakout run, having gained +113 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KAS Elite Camp Tournament, 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section, and Victoria East Africa U21 Open Chess Championship 2nd Edition open section(prestige). Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently. His peak of 1612 was reached at age 12 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #14 and #5 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1525
Standard
Rpd1547·Blz1534
All-time high
1612
−87 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 12
Jul 2025 · age 12
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#175,974
#175,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
14th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1596
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+196 Elo)
1400 → 1596
Dec 2025
5th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1612
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1612
at age 12 · −87 from today
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)perf 2492 (+967) · 5.5/5 · #48
Evolution
-87
1612 → 1525
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
26.5/ 4756.4%
24W5D18L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMarc-Antoine Ishimwe Ndagijimana1,481·Kenya National Junior Chess Championship - Open·R4·+14.1
3.[W]vsNyakundi Wesley Kithinji1,411·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)·R6·+13.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/1 | #37 | — | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/5 | #48 | 2492 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #75 | 2562 | -33.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/2 | #43 | 2323 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #47 | 2629 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #19 | 1926 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/4 | #9 | 1514 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#623
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,466
in continent
World
#175,936
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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