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Epelbaum, Shawn
🇺🇸FIDE 30976090· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011
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Shawn Epelbaum, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 1580. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Mar 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: 2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial. Also played 5 blitz events (including Marshall FIDE Blitz 68) recently. His peak of 1612 was reached at age 13 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1580
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1627
All-time high
1612
−32 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 13
Mar 2024 · age 13
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#154,013
#154,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+259 Elo)
1353 → 1612
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1612
at age 13 · −32 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1612 → returned at 1581
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
1612 → 1580
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsAndrew Colwell1,828·2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial·R1·-7.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #79 | 1668 | -31.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship - Jerry Simon Memorial (-31.6 Elo, finished #79).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,392
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#18,981
in continent
World
#153,997
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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