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Rotich Natasha Cheptoo
🇰🇪FIDE 10876111· Female· Kenya· Born in 2010
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Rotich Natasha Cheptoo, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1439. She is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls, Bungoma Open - 2025 Ladies Section, and KCB Chess Open 2025 - Ladies Section. Her peak of 1521 was reached at age 15 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, she reached #33 and #54 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1439
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1521
−82 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 15
Aug 2025 · age 15
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#207,627
#207,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
33rd U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1521
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1408 → 1521
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1521
at age 15 · −82 from today
Aug 2025
2024
54th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1408
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+29
1410 → 1439
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
11/ 3531.4%
10W2D23L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWaruguru Joy1,464·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls·R3·+21.4
3.[W]vsHawi Natania1,408·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls·R7·+18.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2.5/10 | #11 | 1427 | -40.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #15 | 1818 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #57 | 864 | -9.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #5 | 1858 | -22.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/2 | #10 | 1402 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U16 Girls (-40.4 Elo, finished #11).
Rankings
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Kenya
#864
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#8,832
in continent
World
#207,379
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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