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Shaw, Jaden
FM🇯🇲FIDE 7402880· Male· Jamaica· Born in 2007
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Jaden Shaw, a 19-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2098 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026, National Championship 2026, and XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Absoluto. He took a 26-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2146 was reached at age 18 (Jun 2025); he also reached #3 nationally in Sep 2023 and has been in top 5 for 34 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 16) and CM in 2022 (age 15). Earned a IM norm at XIV CAC Youth Chess Festival 2023 - U16 Open. At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2098
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz1954
All-time high
2146
−48 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 18
Jun 2025 · age 18
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,583 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 5 since Dec 2025
National top 5 since Dec 2025
Career timeline
21 entries2026
34 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 15 months · since Feb 2023
May 2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2117
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2146
at age 18 · −48 from today
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-48
2146 → 2098
Tournaments
8
70 games
Score
40.5/ 7057.9%
30W21D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #22 | 2018 | -19.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 8.5/11 | #2 | 2180 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2086 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 2173 | +29.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 6.5/11 | #4 | 2070 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/9 | #99 | 1933 | -73.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #25 | 2080 | +1.9 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #13 | 1924 | -55.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn Stephenson
🇯🇲JAM·1909
+3 −2 =9
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJhustice-Dimonte McDonaldCM
🇯🇲JAM·2024
+5 −5 =2
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRaheem GlavesFM
🇯🇲JAM·2146
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJ-Loy Chin
🇯🇲JAM·1833
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAngelus-Seren McDonald
🇯🇲JAM·1885
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Jamaica
#5
out of 168 players
Americas
#1,621
in continent
World
#15,583
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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