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Mark Gacheru
🇰🇪FIDE 10868640· Male· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Mark Gacheru, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1526 — just 20 short of his peak of 1546 (Jan 2025, age 15). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open.
At junior level, he reached #21 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1526
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1546
−20 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 15
Jan 2025 · age 15
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#174,711
#174,711 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
21st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1546
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1546
at age 15 · −20 from today
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1546 · at age 15
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1522 → 1526
Tournaments
2
21 games
Score
8/ 2138.1%
8W5D8L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJesse Fabian1,692·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R3·-10.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #50 | 2072 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/1 | #107 | 2492 | -11.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#605
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#7,323
in continent
World
#174,671
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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