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Kosgey Sheila Jerop
🇰🇪FIDE 10819770· Female· Kenya· Born in 1999
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Kosgey Sheila Jerop, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1560 — her current career high. She has fluctuated between 1527 and 1560 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies, KCB Chess Open 2025 - Ladies Section, and Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (U1600 SECTION). Also played 1 rapid (including KICC Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament 2nd Edition - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including KICC Rapid and Blitz 4th edition - Blitz) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025).
Previously known as Jerop Sheila (until Dec 2021).
Current rating
1560
Standard
Rpd1737·Blz1593
All-time high
1560
at best
Apr 2026 · age 27
Apr 2026 · age 27
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#161,560
#161,560 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1560
at age 27
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+298 Elo)
1254 → 1552
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 25
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1552 → returned at 1544
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1254 → returned at 1552
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1552 → 1560
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
17.5/ 3058.3%
15W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #15 | 1902 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #22 | 1924 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/4 | #18 | 2230 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/4 | #81 | 2521 | -4.6 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#540
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#6,734
in continent
World
#161,542
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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