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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 1660. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: 49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament. He had 2 career breaks: 92 months (2008–2015) and 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). 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
1660
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1869
All-time high
1919
−259 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 48
Jan 2005 · age 48
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,455
#124,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
1707 → 1660
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
4/ 1526.7%
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
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/8 | #151 | 1549 | -30.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #20 | 1603 | -17.0 |
Rankings
/
Guernsey
#13
out of 16 players
Europe
#85,840
in continent
World
#124,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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