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David Shammah
🇰🇪FIDE 10835059· Male· Kenya· Born in 2003
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David Shammah, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1701 — just 2 short of his peak of 1703 (Nov 2025, age 22). He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, and Kenya National Chess League 2025- Super League Playoffs.
Current rating
1701
Standard
Rpd1614·Blz1602
All-time high
1703
−2 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 22
Nov 2025 · age 22
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109,593
#109,593 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1703
at age 22 · −2 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Mar 2024
First FIDE rating
1683 · at age 21
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
1675 → 1701
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
13/ 2748.1%
10W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #88 | 1941 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #68 | 1980 | +1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #33 | 1755 | -32.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #108 | 2100 | +28.0 |
Worst Elo result: Kenya National Chess League 2025- Super League Playoffs (-32.0 Elo, finished #33).
Rankings
/
Kenya
#241
out of 1,173 players
Africa
#4,168
in continent
World
#109,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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