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Mercel Etieng
🇰🇪FIDE 10869964· Male· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Mercel Etieng, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1498 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 11 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (U1600 SECTION) and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open.
At junior level, he reached #73 and #60 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1498
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1498
at best
Jul 2025 · age 14
Jul 2025 · age 14
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#185,466
#185,466 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
73rd U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1498
Jan 2026
2025
60th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1498
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1498
at age 14
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1498 · at age 14
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (U1600 SECTION) · Jun 2025 · +23.0 Elo
Evolution
0
1498 → 1498
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
7W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNjenga Francis1,459·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Open·R8·-22.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #12 | 1547 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/6 | #29 | 1304 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#673
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#7,802
in continent
World
#185,403
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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