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Whyms, Chapell
CM🇧🇸INACTIVE · since November 2024FIDE 10400125· Male· Bahamas· Born in 1969
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Chapell Whyms, a 57-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1686. He plays around 13 rated games per year and took a 42-month break between Apr 2020 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1726 was reached at age 55 (Mar 2024); he also reached #2 nationally in May 2012 and spent 127 months in top 10, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Previously known as Chappel Whymns (until Mar 2011). Awarded CM in 2024 (age 55).
Current rating
1686
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1726
−40 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#114,757
#114,757 · players worldwide · of 216,808
127 months in National top 10 (2009–2025)
127 months in National top 10 (2009–2025)
Career timeline
21 entries2025
3rd 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1686
Sep 2025
127 months in national top 10
longest streak 62 months · since Jan 2009
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1686 → still inactive
Nov 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 55
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1566 → 1726
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1686 → 1686
Most-Played Opponents
vsCecil MoncurFM
🇧🇸BAH·1875
+3 −19 =2
24 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsKendrick KnowlesCM
🇧🇸BAH·1881
+3 −11 =3
17 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsByron SmallCM
🇧🇸BAH·1837
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsPolina KarelinaWFM
🇧🇸BAH·1938
+3 −8 =0
11 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsKen Gibson
🇧🇸BAH·1861
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2013
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Rankings
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Bahamas
#14
out of 28 players
Americas
#13,536
in continent
World
#112,252
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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