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Yator Mugo Waikwa
🇰🇪FIDE 10884890· Male· Kenya· Born in 2014
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Yator Mugo Waikwa, a 12-year-old player, is rated 1571 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +125 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1600 Section- 2nd Episode, and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 Major Section- 1st Episode. Also played 1 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Nairobi County Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #16 and #12 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1571
Standard
Rpd1459·Blz1530
All-time high
1571
at best
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#157,370
#157,370 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
16th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1571
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1446 → 1571
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 12
May 2026
All-time peak 1571
at age 12
May 2026
2024
12th U10 player nationally
at age 10 · rated 1445
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Openperf 1758 (+187) · 6.5/9 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+128
1443 → 1571
Tournaments
9
53 games
Score
28/ 5352.8%
27W2D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWaweru Trevor Kipngetich1,480·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R9·-25.1
2.[L]vsJayson Kimani Ndarwa1,577·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R11·-19.7
3.[L]vsShaurya Danave1,529·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 11 Open·R4·-16.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 1758 | +86.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #5 | 2328 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #14 | 925 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 1838 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #150 | 1687 | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#527
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#6,544
in continent
World
#157,353
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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