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Sandiford, Keron
🇬🇾FIDE 19701276· Male· Guyana· Born in 2003
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Keron Sandiford, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1874 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +155 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Guyana National Championships 2026 - Open, Guyana National Qualifiers 2026 Open, and Olympiad Qualifier 2026 GP3 - Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Guyana National Rapid Chess Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Guyana National Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jun 2022 and Jul 2023. He reached #2 nationally in Sep 2023 and has been in top 5 for 13 months and counting.
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1874
Standard
Rpd1776·Blz1707
All-time high
1874
at best
Apr 2026 · age 23
Apr 2026 · age 23
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#54,768
#54,768 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 5 since Oct 2025
National top 5 since Oct 2025
Career timeline
13 entries2026
13 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
since Sep 2023
May 2026
All-time peak 1874
at age 23
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 22
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+310 Elo)
1445 → 1755
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+115
1759 → 1874
Tournaments
6
50 games
Score
33.5/ 5067.0%
29W9D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 1868 | +17.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/8 | #1 | 2093 | +49.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #4 | 1797 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #3 | 1872 | +17.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/8 | #2 | 2015 | +45.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3/8 | #31 | 1807 | -17.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKyle Couchman
🇬🇾GUY·1962
+1 −6 =9
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAnthony DraytonFM
🇬🇾GUY·2003
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSachin Dhilan PitamberCM
🇬🇾GUY·1998
+1 −4 =7
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTaffin KhanCM
🇬🇾GUY·2005
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJaden Taylor
🇬🇾GUY·1663
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Guyana
#5
out of 61 players
Americas
#6,098
in continent
World
#54,768
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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