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Goman, Colin
🇬🇬FIDE 10700170· Male· Guernsey· Born in 1957
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Colin Goman, a 69-year-old player, is rated 1690. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 92 months (2008–2015) and 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament. His peak of 1919 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2005, #5 nationally at the time); he spent 42 months in top 10.
Current rating
1690
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1869
All-time high
1919
−229 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 48
Jan 2005 · age 48
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#113,336
#113,336 · players worldwide · of 216,808
42 months in National top 10 (2005–2023)
42 months in National top 10 (2005–2023)
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1636 → 1759
Mar 2024
2023
42 months in national top 10
longest streak 16 months · since Jan 2005
Sep 2023
1st 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1636
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1619 → returned at 1636
Nov 2019
2018
2nd 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1692
Oct 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
1707 → 1690
Tournaments
1
15 games
Score
2/ 1513.3%
1W6D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsNigel W Dennis1,793·49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament·R1·+2.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMarc Jongerius1,756·49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament·R7·-8.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #20 | 1603 | -17.0 |
Worst Elo result: 49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament (-17.0 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
/
Guernsey
#13
out of 16 players
Europe
#79,192
in continent
World
#113,333
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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