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Nanjekho Namwella
🇰🇪FIDE 10871764· Female· Kenya· Born in 2014
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Nanjekho Namwella, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1565. She has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Girls Section) recently. Her peak of 1597 was reached at age 12 (May 2026).
At junior level, she reached #12 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1565
Standard
Rpd1572·Blz—
All-time high
1597
−32 pts below
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#160,479
#160,479 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
12th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1597
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
May 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 12
May 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 1597
at age 12 · −32 from today
May 2026
First FIDE rating
1597 · at age 12
May 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
1597 → 1565
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
13/ 2065.0%
13W0D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBreetalizah Amanda1,605·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls·R6·+20.5
3.[W]vsGarikapati Srivalli1,428·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Girls)·R9·+12.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSalma Nkatha Mwenda1,412·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls·R1·-29.7
2.[L]vsSalma Nkatha Mwenda1,435·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Girls)·R5·-27.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/4 | #12 | 2243 | -32.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/6 | #2 | 1529 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Girls) (-32.4 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#542
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,778
in continent
World
#160,462
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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