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Muratha Samantha Wanjiru
🇰🇪FIDE 10898565· Female· Kenya· Born in 2013
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Muratha Samantha Wanjiru, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1498 — just 7 short of her peak of 1505 (Jul 2025, age 12). She is currently in the 1450–1500 range. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Girls and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (U1600 SECTION).
At junior level, she reached #37 and #24 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1498
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1505
−7 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 12
Jul 2025 · age 12
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#186,505
#186,505 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2026
37th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1504
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Dec 2025
24th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1505
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
Best result
Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Girlsperf 1626 (+128) · 5.5/8 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1505 → 1498
Tournaments
1
16 games
Score
5.5/ 1634.4%
7W5D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMagana Sheryll Wamaitha1,557·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Girls·R5·+23.4
2.[W]vsEliana Ella1,423·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Girls·R4·+15.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsGilana Angel Muthoni1,424·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Girls·R1·-24.2
2.[L]vsInde Joy1,445·Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Girls·R3·-23.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #6 | 1626 | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#693
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,956
in continent
World
#186,446
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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