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Nathaniel Waithaka
🇰🇪FIDE 10872370· Male· Kenya· Born in 2012
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Nathaniel Waithaka, a 14-year-old player, is rated 1481 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1429 and 1481 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open, Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section, and Quo Valdis Chess Open 2025.
At junior level, he reached #44 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1481
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1481
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#192,934
#192,934 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1481
at age 14
May 2026
2025
44th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1464
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 13
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1464 · at age 13
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Openperf 1666 (+185) · 5.5/9 · #11
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1449 → 1481
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
7W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCurtis Reuben Thuo1,478·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R7·-20.2
2.[L]vsKeyshawn Elmer Gichana1,584·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R10·-14.2
3.[L]vsPrince Isaac Munyua1,596·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R1·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 1666 | +52.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #85 | 2024 | -19.6 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#747
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,229
in continent
World
#192,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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