Format
MA
Mellace, Andrew
CM🇯🇲FIDE 7400055· Male· Jamaica· Born in 1977
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Andrew Mellace, a 49-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1940. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017), 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: National Self Serve Wholesale Clarendon Chess Open 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Enos Grant Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2116 was reached at age 39 (Aug 2016); he also reached #5 nationally in Jun 2014 and spent 53 months in top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 41).
Current rating
1940
Standard
Rpd2006·Blz1887
All-time high
2116
−176 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 39
Aug 2016 · age 39
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,760
#38,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
53 months in National top 10 (2009–2018)
53 months in National top 10 (2009–2018)
Career timeline
19 entries2025
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1953
Sep 2025
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1953
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1951 → returned at 1941
Mar 2020
2018
CM title awardedCM
at age 41
Sep 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Sep 2018
53 months in national top 10
longest streak 30 months · since Jan 2009
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1953 → 1940
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #16 | 1850 | -13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShreyas SmithFM
🇯🇲JAM·2272
+12 −16 =6
34 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsDaren WisdomCM
🇯🇲JAM·1996
+7 −8 =5
20 games·last met Jan 2016
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vsPaul BrooksCM
🇯🇲JAM·1918
+12 −3 =4
19 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsIan Wilkinson
🇯🇲JAM·1834
+11 −4 =4
19 games·last met May 2019
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vsDamion DavyFM
🇯🇲JAM·2179
+2 −8 =5
15 games·last met Feb 2018
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Rankings
/
Jamaica
#17
out of 163 players
Americas
#4,207
in continent
World
#38,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Jamaica
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