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Kiplangat Baraka
🇰🇪FIDE 10846840· Male· Kenya· Born in 2015
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Kiplangat Baraka, a 11-year-old player, is rated 1514 — just 17 short of his peak of 1531 (May 2026, age 11). He is on a breakout run, having gained +111 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Open, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, and 2026 PMadol Chess Championship - U1600. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Open Section) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Blitz Open Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #22 and #10 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1514
Standard
Rpd1499·Blz1474
All-time high
1531
−17 pts below
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#180,247
#180,247 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
22nd U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1531
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1419 → 1531
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 11
May 2026
All-time peak 1531
at age 11 · −17 from today
May 2026
2025
10th U10 player nationally
at age 10 · rated 1434
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section · Sep 2025 · +18.3 Elo
Evolution
+68
1446 → 1514
Tournaments
8
60 games
Score
34.5/ 6057.5%
31W7D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYator Mugo Waikwa1,485·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R5·-22.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/2 | #47 | 2467 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/2 | #68 | 2635 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #7 | 1791 | +64.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #13 | 1865 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #64 | 1836 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #16 | 2100 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/2 | #56 | 2774 | +13.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #8 | 1640 | -1.2 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#652
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,662
in continent
World
#180,205
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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