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Keira Sanford
🇰🇪FIDE 554000785· Female· Kenya· Born in 2011
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Keira Sanford, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1497. She has slipped back 71 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Ladies. Also played 1 rapid event (including FIDE World U9-U17 Rapid Chess Championships - U15 Girls) recently. Her peak of 1568 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, she reached #48 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1497
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1568
−71 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
84
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#186,927
#186,927 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
48th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1568
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1568
at age 15 · −71 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1568 · at age 15
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Girls)perf 2060 (+563) · 4.5/5 · #27
Top opponent
Evolution
-71
1568 → 1497
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
6W3D6L
Top 2 wins
2.[D]vsMwashe Yvonne Adego1,610·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Girls)·R7·+6.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNinsiima Patricia1,524·2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Girls)·R9·-18.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #27 | 2060 | -47.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 1456 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Girls) (-47.6 Elo, finished #27).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#698
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#7,979
in continent
World
#186,865
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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