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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 1698. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈1/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Major, Glasgow Congress Major 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8. His peak of 1729 was reached at age 58 (Mar 2026).

Current rating

1698

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1815

All-time high

1729

−31 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 58

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#110,665

#110,665 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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 · −31 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1729 · at age 58
Mar 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alastair Muirhead 1,842
Edinburgh Congress Major 2026 · Jun 2026 · +27.8 Elo
Evolution
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Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
11/ 2347.8%
8W11D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlastair Muirhead1,842·Edinburgh Congress Major 2026·R3·+27.8
2.[W]vsJim Robertson1,568·Scottish Seniors Championships 2026·R3·+11.3
3.[W]vs?1,560·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R3·+11.2
Top 3 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
3.[L]vsJoe Galbraith1,787·Edinburgh Congress Major 2026·R1·-15.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Perth Congress 2026 - Major
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/4#292039-26.0
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: Perth Congress 2026 - Major (-26.0 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#291
out of 459 players
Europe
#77,630
in continent
World
#110,662
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Scotland
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,385
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,276
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291🇬🇧Shafi, Paul1,698
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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77630🇬🇧Shafi, Paul1,698
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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110662🇬🇧Shafi, Paul1,698