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Natalie Watitu
🇰🇪FIDE 10871900· Female· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Natalie Watitu, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1409 — just 9 short of her peak of 1418 (Dec 2024, age 14). She plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 KNYCCC National Play Offs - Under 16 Girls. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship 17th Edition Rapid Girls Section) recently.
At junior level, she reached #47 and #50 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1409
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1418
−9 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 14
Dec 2024 · age 14
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#215,907
#215,907 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
47th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1418
Jan 2025
2024
50th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1418
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Dec 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 14
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1418
at age 14 · −9 from today
Dec 2024
First FIDE rating
1418 · at age 14
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1418 → 1409
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
5/ 1827.8%
4W2D12L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsSolange Kangye Katongole1,457·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Girls)·R5·+22.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAsiimwe Angel Patricia1,438·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Girls)·R9·-18.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #23 | 1262 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #11 | 1477 | -62.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#922
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#9,156
in continent
World
#215,340
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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