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Sheikh, Anum
WCM🇬🇧FIDE 436690· Female· England· Born in 2006
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Anum Sheikh, a 20-year-old English Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1795. She has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open, Milton Keynes ECF and FIDE Chess Congress 2026 - Open, and AlphaChess FIDE Classical - Ebony (U2400). Her peak of 1870 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2024).
Awarded WCM in 2015 (age 9). At junior level, she reached #37, #33, #16, #5, #2 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1795
Standard
Rpd1770·Blz1866
All-time high
1870
−75 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 18
Aug 2024 · age 18
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#77,970
#77,970 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
37th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1843
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1870
at age 18 · −75 from today
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Mar 2024
2023
33rd English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1800
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 17
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-48
1843 → 1795
Tournaments
8
43 games
Score
15.5/ 4336.0%
10W11D22L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAditya Gupta1,819·AlphaChess FIDE Weekender - North London Gateway - June 2025 - Expert·R5·+9.3
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsEdgar Pack1,862·AlphaChess FIDE Weekender - North London Gateway - June 2025 - Expert·R3·-9.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #7 | 1932 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/6 | #47 | — | -11.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #8 | 1755 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #12 | 1671 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/4 | #37 | 1815 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #89 | 1811 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #7 | 1836 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/4 | #7 | 1867 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJulia Volovich
🇬🇧ENG·1957
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsKennan Kesterson
🇬🇧ENG·1900
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsAron Saunders
🇬🇧ENG·2225
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsChris Davison
🇬🇧ENG·1996
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
England
#1,244
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#56,387
in continent
World
#77,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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