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Salma Nkatha Mwenda
🇰🇪FIDE 10877894· Female· Kenya· Born in 2014
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Salma Nkatha Mwenda, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1435. She has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls, Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1600 Section- 1st Episode, and KAS Junior tournament 2025 - Open. Also played 3 rapid (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 3rd Edition - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. Her peak of 1534 was reached at age 12 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, she reached #15 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1435
Standard
Rpd1427·Blz1444
All-time high
1534
−99 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 12
Feb 2026 · age 12
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#207,613
#207,613 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
15th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1534
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
1485 → 1534
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1534
at age 12 · −99 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girlsperf 2393 (+958) · 7/5 · #8
Top opponent
4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Ladies Section · Sep 2025 · +32.3 Elo
Evolution
-34
1469 → 1435
Tournaments
10
78 games
Score
36/ 7846.2%
36W5D37L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/5 | #8 | 2393 | +23.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2269 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #15 | 1824 | +15.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #27 | 1543 | -34.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #88 | 892 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#830
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#8,691
in continent
World
#207,358
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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