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Richards, Shaheem
🇯🇲FIDE 7402635· Male· Jamaica· Born in 2003
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Shaheem Richards, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1792 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Frederick Cameron Open 2025 (OPEN). Also played 1 blitz event (including Enos Grant Blitz 2025) recently. He reached #26 nationally in May 2024.
At junior level, he reached #4, #7, #8, #7 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1792
Standard
Rpd1756·Blz1738
All-time high
1792
at best
Jan 2026 · age 23
Jan 2026 · age 23
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#78,841
#78,841 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2026
All-time peak 1792
at age 23
Jan 2026
2024
Peak national rank: #26
at age 21 · rated 1753
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+225 Elo)
1528 → 1753
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1753 → returned at 1792
Mar 2024
2023
4th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1572
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
1753 → 1792
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
3W3D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2025 | +39.0 |
Rankings
/
Jamaica
#42
out of 168 players
Americas
#9,128
in continent
World
#78,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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