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Sheikh, Zafar
🇮🇳FIDE 577050878· Male· India· Born in 2001
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Zafar Sheikh, a 25-year-old Indian player, is rated 1569 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
Current rating
1569
Standard
Rpd1454·Blz1660
All-time high
1569
at best
May 2026 · age 25
May 2026 · age 25
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#158,976
#158,976 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Crossed 1500
at age 25
May 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 25
May 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 25
May 2026
All-time peak 1569
at age 25
May 2026
First FIDE rating
1569 · at age 25
May 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1569 → 1569
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRIDHAM SHAH1,515·Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026·R9·+16.9
2.[W]vsArnav Sihag1,484·Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026·R5·+15.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPuranjay Choudhary1,523·Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026·R1·-22.6
2.[L]vsUrvil Maurya1,524·Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026·R3·-22.6
3.[L]vsParmar Jagdish1,703·Shakti Grandeur 9.0 International Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026·R8·-12.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #129 | 1508 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
India
#7,105
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#27,555
in continent
World
#158,960
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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