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Jacob Mandela
🇰🇪FIDE 10854185· Male· Kenya· Born in 2013
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Jacob Mandela, a 13-year-old player. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 OPEN, and CTC Open Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1552 was reached at age 13 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #21 and #10 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd—·Blz1502
All-time high
1552
−1552 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 13
Feb 2026 · age 13
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
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Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1517 → 1552
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1552
at age 13 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
21st U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1551
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Jan 2026
2025
10th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1527
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
20.5/ 4545.6%
16W9D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJohannes Christiaan Cronje1,677·16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 OPEN·R8·+27.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNjenga Dayson Irari1,438·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R5·-26.3
2.[L]vsJayden Kiai1,455·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R3·-25.4
3.[L]vsKiplangat Baraka1,466·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R8·-24.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/9 | #28 | 753 | -181.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/6 | #9 | 2483 | +54.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #52 | 1966 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/2 | #45 | 2274 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6.5/2 | #52 | 2271 | -4.8 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open (-181.6 Elo, finished #28).
Rankings
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Kenya
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out of 1,103 players
Africa
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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