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Howell, Shamel

CM🇧🇧INACTIVE · since October 2012

FIDEFIDE 11100559· Male· Barbados· Born in 1988

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Shamel Howell, a 38-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2114 — just 2 short of his peak of 2116 (Jan 2012, age 24) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays around 8 rated games per year. He reached #5 nationally in Sep 2012 and has been in top 5 for 13 months and counting.

Previously known as Howell Shamel (until Oct 2006). Awarded CM in 2010 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #2 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2114

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2116

−2 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 24

Activity

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classical only

Signature stat

Top 7%

#14,128 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 5 since Sep 2012

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
13 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 13 months · since Sep 2012
May 2026
2012
Inactive for 163 months
paused at 2114 → still inactive
Oct 2012
Peak national rank: #5
at age 24 · rated 2111
Sep 2012
All-time peak 2116
at age 24 · −2 from today
Jan 2012
2011
Crossed 2100
at age 23
Jan 2011
2010
CM title awardedCM
at age 22
Sep 2010

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2114 → 2114

Most-Played Opponents

vsDelisle WarnerIM
🇧🇧BAR·2124
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2011
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vsMartyn Del CastilhoFM
🇧🇧BAR·2231
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2011
View head-to-head →
vsOthneil Harewood
🇧🇧BAR·1603
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2011
View head-to-head →
vsJustin BlackmanFM
🇧🇧BAR·2255
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2009
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vsMichael Barker
🇧🇧BAR·1735
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2009
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Rankings

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Barbados
#5
out of 58 players
Americas
#1,978
in continent
World
#18,171
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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9
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10
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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9
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10
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