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Shek, Daniel
🇬🇧FIDE 457817· Male· England· Born in 2009
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Daniel Shek, a 17-year-old English player, is rated 1825. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2, and 2025 British Championship: Weekend Penrose Under 2000. His peak of 1885 was reached at age 15 (Dec 2024).
At junior level, he reached #54, #33, #33, #14, #8 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1825
Standard
Rpd1649·Blz1769
All-time high
1885
−60 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 15
Dec 2024 · age 15
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#68,698
#68,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
54th English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1840
Jan 2026
2025
33rd English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1885
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1885
at age 15 · −60 from today
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+316 Elo)
1557 → 1873
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1844 → 1825
Tournaments
3
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
3W0D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #82 | 1309 | -14.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #89 | 1209 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #9 | 1949 | +22.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,102
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#50,013
in continent
World
#68,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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