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Shaani, Kumbirayi Pascal

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FIDEFIDE 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 24 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 2026 Felix Wyss Memorial Weekender.

Current rating

1812

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1780

All-time high

1833

−21 pts below
May 2025 · age 37

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#72,587

#72,587 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Felix Wyss Memorial Weekender
perf 1874 (+61) · 4/6 · #30
Top opponent
vs Narelle S SzuvegesWIM 1,704
2026 Felix Wyss Memorial Weekender · Jan 2026 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
-21
1833 → 1812
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
4W0D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Felix Wyss Memorial Weekender
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#301874-20.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 Felix Wyss Memorial Weekender (-20.8 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#220
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#2,396
in continent
World
#72,587
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
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3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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10
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2,245
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220🇿🇦Shaani, Kumbirayi Pascal1,812
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
2396🇿🇦Shaani, Kumbirayi Pascal1,812
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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72587🇿🇦Shaani, Kumbirayi Pascal1,812