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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 1545 — just 23 short of her peak of 1568 (Mar 2026, age 15). She is currently in the 1500–1550 range. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Ladies and 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Girls. Also played 1 rapid event (including FIDE World U9-U17 Rapid Chess Championships - U15 Girls) recently.
At junior level, she reached #48 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1545
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1568
−23 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#167,307
#167,307 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −23 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1568 · at age 15
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1568 → 1545
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
7W2D6L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 1456 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5/4 | #13 | 1510 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#572
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#7,012
in continent
World
#167,281
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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