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Dembla, Shabd
🇨🇦FIDE 33403899· Male· Canada· Born in 2014
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Shabd Dembla, a 12-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1942 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 12. He is rising rapidly, having gained +216 Elo over the past 12 months. 109 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900, and 2026 Silent Storm Chess Tournament Classical-Covid Gambit Open. Also played 3 rapid (including 2026 Toronto Rapid Chess Championship Crown) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 Groundhog Day Gambit Blitz) recently.
Competes for Canada since Aug 2023. Previously known as Shabd Dembla (until Apr 2025). At junior level, he reached #4 and #6 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1827·Blz1955
All-time high
1942
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
105 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#286 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1942
at age 12
Jun 2026
4th Canadian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1913
Feb 2026
2025
7-month rising streak
+175 Elo
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 11
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 11
May 2025
Renamed to Dembla, Shabd
at age 11
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+197
1745 → 1942
Tournaments
19
102 games
Score
57.5/ 10256.4%
42W31D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 2061 | +50.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/4 | #15 | — | -39.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #57 | 1939 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #25 | 2011 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 2006 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #9 | 1910 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #26 | 1775 | -36.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 2024 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 1916 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2503 | +26.8 |
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Rankings
/
Canada
#286
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#4,148
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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