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Melamed, Daniel
FM🇦🇺FIDE 3229076· Male· Australia· Born in 2004
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Daniel Melamed, a 22-year-old Australian FIDE Master, is rated 2112 — just 4 short of his peak of 2116 (Sep 2025, age 21) and sitting in the top 4% of Australian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +65 Elo over the past 12 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Championships, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier, and 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open. Also played 5 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 10 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 3) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jan 2022 and Feb 2023. He reached Australian #59 in Sep 2025.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 21) and CM in 2023 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #4, #7, #9 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2112
Standard
Rpd1999·Blz2116
All-time high
2116
−4 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 21
Sep 2025 · age 21
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#69 · Australian players · of 1,878
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Apr 2026
2025
Peak Australian rank: #59
at age 21 · rated 2116
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2116
at age 21 · −4 from today
Sep 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
Aug 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 21
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+65
2047 → 2112
Tournaments
9
71 games
Score
36.5/ 7151.4%
25W23D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #18 | 2191 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #17 | 2155 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #51 | 2016 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #12 | 2186 | +26.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #17 | 1879 | -28.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #16 | 2127 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #8 | 2163 | +11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsReyaansh ChakrabartyFM
🇦🇺AUS·2294
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsYifei HuFM
🇦🇺AUS·2225
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsAlaina VincentWFM
🇦🇺AUS·1959
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsGary W LaneIM
🇦🇺AUS·2198
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJohn Stuart Plant
🇦🇺AUS·2011
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#69
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,012
in continent
World
#14,298
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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