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Shafi, Declan

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FIDEFIDE 2405156· Male· Scotland· Born in 2000

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Declan Shafi, a 26-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2165 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier) recently. His peak of 2231 was reached at age 24 (Feb 2024); he also reached Scottish #15 in Apr 2022.

At junior level, he reached #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2165

Standard

Rpd2099·Blz2060

All-time high

2231

−66 pts below
Feb 2024 · age 24

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,225 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
All-time peak 2231
at age 24 · −66 from today
Feb 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Jan 2024
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #15
at age 22 · rated 2202
Apr 2022
Crossed 2200
at age 22
Apr 2022
2020
2nd Scottish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2166
Oct 2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2166 → returned at 2188
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniel Howard FernandezGM 2,496
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-18
2183 → 2165
Tournaments
6
25 games
Score
11/ 2544.0%
9W8D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsElis Denele DicenWFM2,069·2025 British Championship·R6·-12.5
2.[L]vsIlia Malinovskii2,075·2025 British Championship·R5·-12.3
3.[L]vsAron Saunders2,201·2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4·R2·-8.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#201965-5.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#52932+18.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#582096-3.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#482038-6.6
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20252.5/6#4472203+4.8
2025 British Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/9#582075-26.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship (-26.4 Elo, finished #58).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#28
out of 460 players
Europe
#7,282
in continent
World
#10,225
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2,456
2
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2,450
3
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2,413
4
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2,399
5
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2,385
6
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2,334
7
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2,323
8
🇬🇧Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanFollow Ketevan Arakhamia-GrantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,306
9
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2,294
10
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2,278
...
28🇬🇧Shafi, Declan2,165
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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7282🇬🇧Shafi, Declan2,165
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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10225🇬🇧Shafi, Declan2,165