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Derrick Cheruiyot
🇰🇪FIDE 554003148· Male· Kenya· Born in 2008
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Derrick Cheruiyot, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1736 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Open.
At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1736
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1736
at best
Jul 2025 · age 17
Jul 2025 · age 17
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#97,299
#97,299 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
7th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1736
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1736
at age 17
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1736 · at age 17
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1736 → 1736
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMathenge Gichuga1,637·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Open·R9·+14.5
2.[W]vsKiruthu Ted Wahome1,584·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Open·R6·+11.8
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsSimiyu Baraka Daniel1,745·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Open·R8·-19.5
2.[L]vsJorah SoojayFM1,957·2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Open·R1·-8.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 6/7 | #5 | 1683 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Kenya
#183
out of 1,103 players
Africa
#3,540
in continent
World
#97,298
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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