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Messam-Sparks, Lateefah
🇪🇸FIDE 470813· Female· Spain· Born in 1992
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Lateefah Messam-Sparks, a 34-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1904. She plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 18 months (2013–2015), 12 months (2015–2016), 14 months (2016–2017) and 55 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Segunda C Rondas 8-11, Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Segunda C Rondas 5-7, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Segunda C Rondas 2. Also played 2 rapid events (including Campeonato de Madrid de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos 2025-2026 Rondas 5-10) recently. Her peak of 1962 was reached at age 19 (Jul 2011).
Competes for Spain since Aug 2023. At junior level, she reached #81 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd1940·Blz—
All-time high
1962
−58 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 19
Jul 2011 · age 19
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,187
#47,187 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2023
Switched federation: ENG → ESP
at age 31
Aug 2023
2017
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1912
Jun 2017
2016
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1941 → returned at 1926
Mar 2016
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1947 → returned at 1941
Feb 2015
2013
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1951 → returned at 1947
Jul 2013
2011
All-time peak 1962
at age 19 · −58 from today
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1911 → 1904
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #50 | 1814 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #82 | 1792 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2405 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#4,218
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#34,748
in continent
World
#47,187
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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