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Wafula Berry John
🇰🇪FIDE 10846891· Male· Kenya· Born in 2005
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Wafula Berry John, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1548 — just 9 short of his peak of 1557 (Jul 2025, age 20). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 3rd Kenya University and College Championship and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (U1600 SECTION). Also played 1 blitz event (including 3rd Kenya University and College Championship - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #24 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1548
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1610
All-time high
1557
−9 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 20
Jul 2025 · age 20
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#166,182
#166,182 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
24th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1557
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1557
at age 20 · −9 from today
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Apr 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Apr 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 20
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1544 · at age 20
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (U1600 SECTION) · Jun 2025 · +17.4 Elo
Evolution
+4
1544 → 1548
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
10W0D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/1 | #74 | 2578 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/3 | #24 | 2298 | +12.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#567
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#6,975
in continent
World
#166,159
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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