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Joseph Wambua
🇰🇪FIDE 10859977· Male· Kenya· Born in 2014
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Joseph Wambua, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1463 — just 1 short of his peak of 1464 (Feb 2026, age 12). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - U1700, 4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section, and Mombasa International Chess Festival - Open. Also played 3 rapid events (including MCC MONTHLY AUGUST RAPID) recently.
At junior level, he reached #22 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1463
Standard
Rpd1423·Blz—
All-time high
1464
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 12
Feb 2026 · age 12
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#198,334
#198,334 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1464
at age 12 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
22nd U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1463
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Dec 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1463 · at age 11
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1463 → 1463
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
10/ 2540.0%
9W2D14L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #57 | 852 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/3 | #39 | 1356 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #34 | 999 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/2 | #61 | 779 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Kenya
#763
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#8,319
in continent
World
#198,211
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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