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Master Walter Aira
🇰🇪FIDE 10869247· Male· Kenya· Born in 2014
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Master Walter Aira, a 12-year-old player. He has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 10 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (U1600 SECTION), and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 11 Open. Also played 2 rapid (including MCC Monthly Rated Chess Tournament - November 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1416 was reached at age 11 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #33 nationally in U12.
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1413·Blz—
All-time high
1416
−1416 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 11
Jul 2025 · age 11
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
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Career timeline
5 entries2026
33rd U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1416
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1416
at age 11
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1416 · at age 11
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Openperf 2392 (+976) · 5/5 · #20
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
15.5/ 3248.4%
13W5D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJayden Hiyari Mwamtsi1,400·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R11·-20.9
2.[L]vsYator Mugo Waikwa1,446·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 11 Open·R5·-18.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/5 | #20 | 2392 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/4 | #30 | 1430 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/2 | #41 | 654 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2/4 | #62 | 1384 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open (-20.0 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
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Kenya
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out of 1,103 players
Africa
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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