Format
DK
Downey, Keith
🇬🇧FIDE 10700250· Male· Wales· Born in 1953
Follow Keith DowneyTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Keith Downey, a 73-year-old player, is rated 1794. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 33-month break between Feb 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: South Wales Winter Open and 2025 British Championship: Weekend Penrose Under 2000. His peak of 1997 was reached at age 57 (Jan 2010, #44 nationally at the time).
Competes for Wales since Jul 2006.
Current rating
1794
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1833
All-time high
1997
−203 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 57
Jan 2010 · age 57
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#78,250
#78,250 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1742 → 1829
Sep 2024
9th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1840
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1808 → returned at 1818
Feb 2020
2019
8th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1828
Aug 2019
2015
100 career games
at age 62
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1802 → 1794
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
2W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #14 | 1795 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #30 | 1799 | -9.4 |
Rankings
/
Wales
#95
out of 269 players
Europe
#56,569
in continent
World
#78,250
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Wales
| 1 | 🇬🇧Follow Jose Camacho ColladosTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,353 |
| 2 | 🇬🇧Follow Ioan ReesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,267 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧Follow Jonathan L B BlackburnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,255 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Follow Carl StrugnellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,201 |
| 5 | 🇬🇧Follow John G CooperTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,199 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧Follow Grzegorz ToczekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,176 |
| 7 | 🇬🇧Follow Alexis M HarakisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,171 |
| 8 | 🇬🇧Follow Peter VarleyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,159 |
| 9 | 🇬🇧Follow Ifan Rathbone-JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,156 |
| 10 | 🇬🇧Follow Sven P. ZeidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,137 |
| ... | ||
| 95 | 1,794 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| ... | ||
| 56569 | 1,794 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 78250 | 1,794 | |