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Nyakundi Wesley Kithinji
🇰🇪FIDE 10866906· Male· Kenya· Born in 2013
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Nyakundi Wesley Kithinji, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1426 — just 19 short of his peak of 1445 (Jul 2025, age 12). He has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 18 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The PMadol Monthly Rated Tournament, Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600, and 67th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - U1500. Also played 3 rapid events (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #84 and #25 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1426
Standard
Rpd1403·Blz1546
All-time high
1445
−19 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 12
Jul 2025 · age 12
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#211,467
#211,467 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
84th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1426
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1445
at age 12 · −19 from today
Jul 2025
25th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1432
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1432 · at age 12
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1445 → 1426
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
14.5/ 2655.8%
14W1D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKamau Elijah1,553·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600·R7·+27.0
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJeremiah Kagambi1,540·Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600·R5·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/4 | #47 | 2383 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 1570 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #27 | 2346 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/1 | #37 | 2281 | -18.0 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#890
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,974
in continent
World
#211,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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