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Simiyu Jerry
🇰🇪FIDE 10832513· Male· Kenya· Born in 2008
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Simiyu Jerry, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1764 — just 21 short of his peak of 1785 (Sep 2025, age 17). He is climbing fast, having gained +125 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Open Section, Nakuru Open Chess Champoinship 2025 -Open Section, and Bungoma Open - 2025 Open Section. Also played 2 blitz events (including Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz) recently. He took a 16-month break between Apr 2022 and Sep 2023.
At junior level, he reached #3, #6 and #9 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1764
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1706
All-time high
1785
−21 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 17
Sep 2025 · age 17
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#87,855
#87,855 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
3rd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1785
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1785
at age 17 · −21 from today
Sep 2025
2024
6th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1688
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+349 Elo)
1339 → 1688
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+161
1603 → 1764
Tournaments
6
38 games
Score
23/ 3860.5%
21W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #12 | 2418 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #39 | 1758 | -39.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #43 | 2061 | -22.8 |
Tournament | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 1840 | +42.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6.5/10 | #3 | 1841 | +91.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #17 | 2082 | +47.6 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#148
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#3,093
in continent
World
#87,853
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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