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Joy Muthoni Kairuthi,
🇰🇪FIDE 10863435· Female· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Joy Muthoni Kairuthi, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1553. She has slipped back 52 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include MCC Monthly Chess Tournament - Labour Day, East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Category, and Mombasa Open Chess Championship 2025 - Ladies Section. Also played 3 rapid (including MCC CHESSMAS RAPID 2025) and 1 blitz events (including MCC CHESSMAS BLITZ 2025) recently. Her peak of 1607 was reached at age 14 (Sep 2025).
At junior level, she reached #41 and #23 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1553
Standard
Rpd1561·Blz1622
All-time high
1607
−54 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 14
Sep 2025 · age 14
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,116
#165,116 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
41st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1581
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1607
at age 14 · −54 from today
Sep 2025
23rd U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1605
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-52
1605 → 1553
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
15.5/ 2953.4%
17W1D11L
Top 2 wins
2.[W]vsKirabo Anabel Mawerere1,449·East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Category·R6·+14.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsKeyshawn Elmer Gichana1,540·East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Category·R7·-21.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/3 | #21 | 2453 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/3 | #14 | 2362 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #24 | 2552 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/2 | #7 | 1356 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#568
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,990
in continent
World
#165,095
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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