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Shaiek, Nihal
🇦🇺FIDE 3286380· Male· Australia· Born in 2015
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Nihal Shaiek, a 11-year-old Australian player. He has slipped back 134 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Honourable Bob Rookies and Juniors, 2025 Hobsons Bay Reserves Championship Juniors Round 7, and 2025 Hobsons Bay Reserves Championship Juniors Rounds 4-6. Also played 5 rapid (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including 2026 Melbourne International Open - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1538 was reached at age 10 (Jun 2025).
At junior level, he reached #25 nationally in U10.
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1457·Blz1576
All-time high
1538
−1538 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 10
Jun 2025 · age 10
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
—
Career timeline
6 entries2025
25th Australian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1538
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 10
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 10
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1538
at age 10 · −134 from today
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1538 · at age 10
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
10
30 games
Score
12/ 3040.0%
14W2D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsShashvath Jagannathan1,504·2025 Hobsons Bay Reserves Championship Juniors Rounds 4-6·R6·+23.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2498 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/1 | #63 | 2388 | -10.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #12 | 733 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/1 | #3 | 2304 | +23.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 1716 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #21 | 813 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #17 | — | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #78 | 1755 | -35.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #30 | 867 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 1514 | +6.4 |
Rankings
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Australia
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out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
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