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Shawa Charles

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FIDEFIDE 8716331· Male· Zambia· Born in 1980

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Shawa Charles, a 46-year-old player, is rated 1768. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section and 2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section. He had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1828 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1768

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1828

−60 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#86,513

#86,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
29th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1791
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1714 → 1814
Feb 2025
2024
19th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1828
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1828
at age 44 · −60 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kanyoka Kennedy 2,082
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section · Mar 2026 · +7.2 Elo
Evolution
-46
1814 → 1768
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
3/ 1323.1%
2W2D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/6#621626-23.2
2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/6#461806-22.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Open section (-23.2 Elo, finished #62).

Rankings

/
Zambia
#311
out of 522 players
Africa
#3,042
in continent
World
#86,511
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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Africa
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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6
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7
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8
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9
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