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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 1400. She has slipped back 69 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Ladies, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls, and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1600 Section- 1st Episode. Also played 4 rapid (including KICC Rapids and Blitz 3rd Edition - Rapid) and 4 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
1400
Standard
Rpd1431·Blz1510
All-time high
1534
−134 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 12
Feb 2026 · age 12
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#218,131
#218,131 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −134 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
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
-38
1438 → 1400
Tournaments
10
71 games
Score
36/ 7150.7%
34W4D33L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsErica Mumbi Muturi1,662·4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Ladies Section·R1·+32.3
2.[W]vsNanjekho Namwella1,597·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Girls)·R5·+30.3
3.[W]vsBreetalizah Amanda1,605·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls·R3·+29.1
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsRiley Matingi1,518·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Girls·R5·-15.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/4 | #24 | 2367 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #22 | 1836 | -23.6 |
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 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/1 | #3 | 1426 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/3 | #22 | 1482 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #8 | 1532 | -45.2 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#940
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#9,238
in continent
World
#217,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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