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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 1548 — just 23 short of his peak of 1571 (May 2026, age 12). He is rising rapidly, having gained +105 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12, Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open, and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1600 Section- 2nd Episode. Also played 2 rapid (including The Grand Royale Rapidplay Championship 2025) and 4 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
1548
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1478
All-time high
1571
−23 pts below
May 2026 · age 12
May 2026 · age 12
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#167,061
#167,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −23 from today
May 2026
2024
12th U10 player nationally
at age 10 · rated 1445
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Openperf 1758 (+187) · 6.5/9 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+86
1462 → 1548
Tournaments
7
42 games
Score
20.5/ 4248.8%
19W3D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMuli Faraja Mumo1,787·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R6·+31.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWaweru Trevor Kipngetich1,480·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R9·-25.1
2.[L]vsKaveen Chamithu Han Kodithuwakku1,486·Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12·R5·-23.5
3.[L]vsJayson Kimani Ndarwa1,577·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U12 Open·R11·-19.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #39 | 1621 | -23.2 |
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 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/2 | #125 | 2656 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#578
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,095
in continent
World
#167,039
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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