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Shafi, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 2405431· Male· Scotland· Born in 1968

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Paul Shafi, a 58-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1724 — just 5 short of his peak of 1729 (Mar 2026, age 58). He is currently in the 1700–1750 range. 13 rated games in the past year (≈1/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Glasgow Congress Major 2026, 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8, and Scottish Seniors Championships 2026.

Current rating

1724

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1815

All-time high

1729

−5 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 58

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#101,331

#101,331 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
28th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1724
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 58
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 58
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1729
at age 58 · −5 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1729 · at age 58
Mar 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rosemary A Giulian 1,834
Scottish Seniors Championships 2026 · Feb 2026 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
5W5D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJim Robertson1,568·Scottish Seniors Championships 2026·R3·+11.3
2.[W]vs?1,560·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R3·+11.2
3.[W]vsGlynis Grant1,475·2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8·R8·+7.7
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJohn McKenna1,692·Scottish Seniors Championships 2026·R2·-22.1
2.[L]vsYushu Huang1,706·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R5·-21.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Glasgow Congress Major 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/2#522463-22.8
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20262/1#282275+7.2
Scottish Seniors Championships 2026
Swiss
Feb 20263/5#716660.0
Worst Elo result: Glasgow Congress Major 2026 (-22.8 Elo, finished #52).

Rankings

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Scotland
#273
out of 460 players
Europe
#71,743
in continent
World
#101,330
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
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2,306
9
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2,294
10
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2,278
...
273🇬🇧Shafi, Paul1,724
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
71743🇬🇧Shafi, Paul1,724
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
🇳🇱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
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2,754
10
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2,753
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101330🇬🇧Shafi, Paul1,724