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Joshua Baraka
🇰🇪FIDE 10862919· Male· Kenya· Born in 2012
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Joshua Baraka, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1557 — just 1 short of his peak of 1558 (Feb 2026, age 14). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open.
At junior level, he reached #18 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1557
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1558
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#162,725
#162,725 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1558
at age 14 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
18th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1557
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1557 · at age 13
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1557 → 1557
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsJacob Mandela1,517·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open·R2·+17.7
2.[W]vsWasonga Floyd1,483·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open·R7·+15.8
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsShah Hitansh Jeegar1,422·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open·R4·-27.4
2.[L]vsCurtis Reuben Thuo1,512·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open·R8·-22.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/7 | #9 | 1488 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#546
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#6,795
in continent
World
#162,705
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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