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Shaani, Kumbirayi Pascal
🇿🇦FIDE 14342863· Male· South Africa· Born in 1988
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Kumbirayi Pascal Shaani, a 38-year-old South African player, is rated 1812 — just 21 short of his peak of 1833 (May 2025, age 37). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 35 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: 2026 Felix Wyss Memorial Weekender.
Current rating
1812
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1780
All-time high
1833
−21 pts below
May 2025 · age 37
May 2025 · age 37
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#72,599
#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Feb 2026
2025
13th South African 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1833
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1833
at age 37 · −21 from today
May 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 37
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1640 → 1788
Feb 2025
2022
63rd South African 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 1640
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1833 → 1812
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
4W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #30 | 1874 | -20.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#218
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,418
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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