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Jayson Kimani Ndarwa
🇰🇪FIDE 10856366· Male· Kenya· Born in 2015
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Jayson Kimani Ndarwa, a 11-year-old player, is rated 1676 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +169 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 Major Section- 1st Episode. Also played 3 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.
At junior level, he reached #5 and #2 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1676
Standard
Rpd1515·Blz1592
All-time high
1676
at best
Jun 2026 · age 11
Jun 2026 · age 11
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#118,595
#118,595 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
5th U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1676
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1507 → 1676
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1676
at age 11
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
May 2026
2025
2nd U10 player nationally
at age 10 · rated 1651
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 10
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+144
1532 → 1676
Tournaments
9
73 games
Score
44/ 7360.3%
38W12D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/7 | #8 | 2071 | +33.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/10 | #3 | 1699 | +65.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #145 | 2643 | -30.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1816 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/6 | #9 | 2306 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #61 | 2202 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #96 | 2015 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/10 | #125 | 1517 | -79.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 9/8 | #1 | 2340 | +118.4 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#286
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#4,651
in continent
World
#118,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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