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Dabuae, David
CM🇳🇷FIDE 22400079· Male· Nauru· Born in 1978
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David Dabuae, a 48-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1863 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ruben's Cup 2026, Independence Day 2026, and Angam Day Knockout 2025. Also played 3 blitz events (including Independence Day Blitz 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2017–2018), 45 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2022–2023) and 14 months (2024–2025). He reached #2 nationally in Oct 2024 and has been in top 3 for 52 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 46).
Current rating
1863
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz1847
All-time high
1863
at best
Jun 2026 · age 48
Jun 2026 · age 48
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#57,771
#57,771 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 3 since Nov 2025
National top 3 since Nov 2025
Career timeline
16 entries2026
52 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 24 months · since May 2017
Jun 2026
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1863
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1863
at age 48
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
May 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #2
at age 46 · rated 1859
Oct 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 46
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+58
1805 → 1863
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
16.5/ 2371.7%
16W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2080 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2188 | +46.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #4 | 1760 | -8.8 |
Knockout | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | F | 1902 | +8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRicko DepauneFM
🇳🇷NRU·1761
+4 −10 =1
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsO-Neill Ribauw
🇳🇷NRU·1810
+9 −4 =1
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndrew Gadeanang
🇳🇷NRU·1770
+9 −4 =0
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsJed Selu Taleka
🇳🇷NRU·1755
+9 −3 =1
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKingston Adam
🇳🇷NRU·1871
+6 −5 =1
12 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Nauru
#2
out of 21 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,864
in continent
World
#57,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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