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Mays, Shelly

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FIDEFIDE 2014645· Male· United States of America· Born in 1964

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Shelly Mays, a 62-year-old American player, is rated 1872. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2002), 71 months (2002–2008), 24 months (2009–2011), 41 months (2012–2015), 16 months (2016–2018) and 54 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 50th annual Eastern Open - U2200 and 53rd Annual World Open - U2000. His peak of 2095 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1872

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2095

−223 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#55,302

#55,302 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
33rd American 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1872
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1855 → 1903
Mar 2024
2023
49th American 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1892
Jan 2023
2018
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1891 → returned at 1892
Jun 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Dec 2016
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1920 → returned at 1909
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
50th annual Eastern Open - U2200
perf 2176 (+304) · 5.5/6 · #18
Top opponent
vs Ryan Davidson 1,843
50th annual Eastern Open - U2200 · Dec 2025 · +9.2 Elo
Evolution
+10
1862 → 1872
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
5W1D4L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel S Wang1,882·50th annual Eastern Open - U2200·R2·-9.7
2.[L]vsMike W Mason2,001·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R3·-6.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
50th annual Eastern Open - U2200
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/6#182176+15.6
53rd Annual World Open - U2000
Open Swiss
Jul 20250/1#1741201-6.2

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,516
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#6,170
in continent
World
#55,302
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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1516🇺🇸Mays, Shelly1,872
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
6170🇺🇸Mays, Shelly1,872
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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55302🇺🇸Mays, Shelly1,872