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Mwaniki Joseph Gacura
🇰🇪FIDE 10894470· Male· Kenya· Born in 2013
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Mwaniki Joseph Gacura, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1462. He has slipped back 101 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open, 4th Edition Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament (Grand Prix) - Open Section, and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including KICC RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT - Open) recently. His peak of 1575 was reached at age 12 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #31 and #6 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1462
Standard
Rpd1569·Blz—
All-time high
1575
−113 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 12
Jul 2025 · age 12
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#198,730
#198,730 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
31st U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1519
Jan 2026
2025
6th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1575
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1575
at age 12 · −113 from today
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Openperf 1945 (+483) · 5.5/6 · #21
Top opponent
Evolution
-101
1563 → 1462
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
17/ 3154.8%
15W4D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNjuguna Luke Nganga1,508·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R10·+22.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoel Thumi1,425·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R7·-22.1
2.[L]vsNathaniel Waithaka1,429·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R3·-21.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5.5/6 | #21 | 1945 | -57.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/2 | #101 | 2708 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6/2 | #25 | 2291 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/5 | #49 | 1627 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open (-57.2 Elo, finished #21).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#764
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#8,332
in continent
World
#198,603
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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