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Cheruiyot Elly
🇰🇪FIDE 10827587· Male· Kenya· Born in 2002
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Cheruiyot Elly, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1773 — just 3 short of his peak of 1776 (Dec 2025, age 23). He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section, CTC Open Chess Championship 2025, and Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section. Also played 3 rapid (including Zero is a Number 2nd Edition - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including CTC Open Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1773
Standard
Rpd1851·Blz1755
All-time high
1776
−3 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 23
Dec 2025 · age 23
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#84,884
#84,884 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
57th 20-35 player nationally
at age 23 · rated 1776
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1688 → 1776
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1776
at age 23 · −3 from today
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1750 → 1773
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
12.5/ 2062.5%
10W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #30 | 2817 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #14 | 1895 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #31 | 1893 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#126
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#2,978
in continent
World
#84,882
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Kenya
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