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Dabuae, Thubalkain
🇳🇷FIDE 22400192· Male· Nauru· Born in 1982
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Thubalkain Dabuae, a 44-year-old player, is rated 1746. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2021–2022) and 12 months (2022–2023). Recent appearance: Angam Day Knockout 2025. Also played 4 blitz events (including Independence Day Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 1941 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2021, #1 nationally at the time); he spent 24 months as #1.
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1826·Blz1946
All-time high
1941
−195 pts below
Apr 2021 · age 39
Apr 2021 · age 39
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
24 months in #1 nationally (2021–2025)
24 months in #1 nationally (2021–2025)
Career timeline
12 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
May 2025
24 months in National #1
longest streak 17 months · since Apr 2021
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1784 → 1863
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 42
Mar 2024
2023
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1848
Aug 2023
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1848 → returned at 1784
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1743 → 1746
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | QF | 1804 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrew Gadeanang
🇳🇷NRU·1770
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsO-Neill Ribauw
🇳🇷NRU·1810
+4 −6 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRicko DepauneFM
🇳🇷NRU·1761
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDavid DabuaeCM
🇳🇷NRU·1863
+4 −4 =2
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsJed Selu Taleka
🇳🇷NRU·1755
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Nauru
#11
out of 21 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,015
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nauru
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