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Jabu Kariuki Gachwe
🇰🇪FIDE 10854070· Male· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Jabu Kariuki Gachwe, a 15-year-old player. He plays around 10 rated games per year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, 67th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - U1500, and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open. His peak of 1405 was reached at age 14 (Apr 2025).
At junior level, he reached #60 nationally in U14.
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1405
−1405 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 14
Apr 2025 · age 14
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
#648
Kenya
Career timeline
5 entries2025
All-time peak 1405
at age 14
Apr 2025
60th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1404
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Dec 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Dec 2024
First FIDE rating
1404 · at age 13
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
8.5/ 2042.5%
6W5D9L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTuryasingura Victor1,411·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R9·-19.7
3.[L]vsAiko Tojomalala1,692·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R1·-6.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #78 | 935 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/1 | #22 | 1441 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/2 | #76 | 2352 | -26.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open (-26.0 Elo, finished #76).
Rankings
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Kenya
#648
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#7,999
in continent
World
#198,042
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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