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Wayne Joe Njarumi
🇰🇪FIDE 10882359· Male· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Wayne Joe Njarumi, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1845 — just 17 short of his peak of 1862 (Jan 2026, age 15). He is rising rapidly, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1800, and 16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN. Also played 2 rapid (including Zero is a Number 2nd Edition - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including Federation of East Africa Schools Sports Association FEASSA-Blitz Boys) recently. He reached #48 nationally in Jan 2026.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #2 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1845
Standard
Rpd1673·Blz1876
All-time high
1862
−17 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 15
Jan 2026 · age 15
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#62,840
#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 15
Apr 2026
Peak national rank: #48
at age 15 · rated 1862
Jan 2026
3rd U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1862
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+251 Elo)
1611 → 1862
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1862
at age 15 · −17 from today
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1817 → 1845
Tournaments
9
63 games
Score
39.5/ 6362.7%
32W15D16L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSianyinda lubona twalumba1,976·16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 OPEN·R9·+26.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #41 | 1830 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1807 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/7 | #9 | 2174 | +40.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #53 | 2072 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #98 | 1872 | -51.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/2 | #40 | 2577 | +2.0 |
Tournament | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #6 | 1818 | +3.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 1746 | -63.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #8 | 1772 | +8.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#61
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,004
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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