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Sirosh, Ilja
IM🇪🇪FIDE 4500458· Male· Estonia· Born in 1998
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Ilja Sirosh, a 28-year-old Estonian International Master, is rated 2392 — just 15 short of his peak of 2407 (Nov 2018, age 20) and ranked 4th among Estonian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 3 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Estonian Chess Championship 2025 Rapid Tie-breaks) recently. He reached Estonian #3 in Mar 2025 and has been in Estonian top 5 for 20 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2019 (age 21) and FM in 2015 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #1, #1 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2392
Standard
Rpd2282·Blz2288
All-time high
2407
−15 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 20
Nov 2018 · age 20
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Estonian players · of 200
National top 5 since Dec 2024
National top 5 since Dec 2024
Career timeline
24 entries2026
20 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 19 months · since Sep 2020
Jun 2026
2025
Peak Estonian rank: #3
at age 27 · rated 2381
Mar 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 25
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2400 → returned at 2402
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 22
Mar 2020
2019
IM title awardedIM
at age 21 · 1st quarter PB 2019
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2383 → 2392
Tournaments
13
24 games
Score
16/ 2466.7%
10W12D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #608 | 2280 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #884 | 2314 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #211 | 3122 | +4.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #178 | 3212 | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #760 | 2219 | -2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #767 | 2387 | 0.0 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | SF | 2348 | -3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #619 | 2380 | -0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #619 | 2367 | -0.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #909 | 2521 | +1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOttomar LadvaGM
🇪🇪EST·2513
+1 −15 =8
24 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsRoman JezovFM
🇪🇪EST·2246
+4 −5 =7
16 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsKirill ChukavinFM
🇪🇪EST·2362
+6 −3 =7
16 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsTarvo SeemanIM
🇪🇪EST·2356
+3 −9 =3
15 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsHenrik Haavamae
🇪🇪EST·2067
+9 −2 =4
15 games·last met Aug 2020
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Rankings
/
Estonia
#4
out of 602 players
Europe
#1,156
in continent
World
#1,811
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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