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Murigu Kanuri
🇰🇪FIDE 10894829· Male· Kenya· Born in 2013
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Murigu Kanuri, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1557 — just 4 short of his peak of 1561 (Jul 2025, age 12). He has fluctuated between 1470 and 1561 over the past 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open, 16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - U1500 SECTION, and Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600.
At junior level, he reached #24 and #8 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1557
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1561
−4 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 12
Jul 2025 · age 12
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#163,551
#163,551 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2026
24th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1539
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Dec 2025
8th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1561
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1561 → 1557
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
25.5/ 4260.7%
22W7D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJamie Dylan Segal1,784·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Boys)·R5·+31.5
2.[W]vsChristopher Otieno Abuodha1,611·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R7·+23.9
3.[W]vsNdegwa Irwin Ndege1,514·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R3·+18.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGacheru Francis Nderitu1,495·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R10·-22.7
2.[L]vsKibue Andre1,532·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open·R9·-20.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/3 | #55 | 2585 | +14.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 1702 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/2 | #7 | 2239 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/2 | #20 | 2282 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #38 | 2016 | -37.2 |
Rankings
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Kenya
#556
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#6,920
in continent
World
#163,532
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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