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Shelton, Brian

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FIDEFIDE 534033122· Male· South Africa· Born in 1983

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Brian Shelton, a 43-year-old South African player, is rated 1532 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced), CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 3 2026 (Level 5), and CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 2026 (Level 3). Also played 2 rapid (including Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Advanced)) and 1 blitz events (including Hermanus Chess Club Open 2026 (Blitz)) recently.

Current rating

1532

Standard

Rpd1543·Blz1513

All-time high

1532

at best
Apr 2026 · age 43

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#172,387

#172,387 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
55th South African 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1532
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
1491 → 1532
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1532
at age 43
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 43
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 42
Nov 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 42
Nov 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 3 2026 (Level 5)
perf 1624 (+98) · 3/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Deoren Engelbrecht 1,566
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 3 2026 (Level 5) · Feb 2026 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
+41
1491 → 1532
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
14/ 2751.9%
13W2D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced)
Swiss
Mar 20263/4#251744+5.6
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 3 2026 (Level 5)
Swiss
Feb 20263/5#41624+38.4
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 2026 (Level 3)
Swiss
Jan 20264/1#22238+18.4
Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Advanced)
Swiss
Dec 20253/2#482474-20.8
UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Advanced)
Swiss
Oct 20251/5#3613490.0
Worst Elo result: Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Advanced) (-20.8 Elo, finished #48).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,251
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#7,238
in continent
World
#172,351
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,293
4
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2,293
6
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2,291
7
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2,270
8
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2,258
9
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2,256
10
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2,245
...
1251🇿🇦Shelton, Brian1,532
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
7238🇿🇦Shelton, Brian1,532
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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172351🇿🇦Shelton, Brian1,532