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Shaba Martin
🇲🇼FIDE 20506627· Male· Malawi· Born in 2002
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Shaba Martin, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1911 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, NRCL National Qualifies, and Kwithu kitchen September. Also played 2 rapid (including Ilala lodges JULY rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Kwithu kitchen Blitz) recently. He reached #17 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1911
Standard
Rpd1871·Blz1888
All-time high
1911
at best
Jan 2026 · age 24
Jan 2026 · age 24
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,471
#45,471 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #17
at age 24 · rated 1911
May 2026
All-time peak 1911
at age 24
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 23
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Mar 2024
2022
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1741
Jul 2022
Best 12-month gain (+228 Elo)
1513 → 1741
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+37
1874 → 1911
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
23.5/ 3665.3%
18W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #15 | 2000 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/7 | #2 | 2603 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #8 | 2168 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #24 | 1915 | -9.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Malawi
#17
out of 162 players
Africa
#1,278
in continent
World
#45,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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