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Farley, Terry
IM🇧🇧FIDE 11100095· Male· Barbados· Born in 1973
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Terry Farley, a 53-year-old International Master, is rated 2145 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2026 Sittu Chess Championship - Group A. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Grandmaster Nigel Short Blitz Challenge) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019), 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 34 months (2022–2025). His peak of 2302 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2007); he also reached #1 nationally in Sep 2014 and spent 12 months as #1.
Awarded IM in 2009 (age 36) and FM in 2007 (age 34).
Current rating
2145
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2237
All-time high
2302
−157 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 34
Oct 2007 · age 34
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,611 · players worldwide · of 216,808
12 months in #1 nationally (2014–2015)
12 months in #1 nationally (2014–2015)
Career timeline
20 entries2025
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 2186
Sep 2025
2023
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 2211
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2211 → returned at 2180
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2219 → returned at 2211
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Jul 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2196 → returned at 2238
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
2186 → 2145
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
1.5/ 916.7%
1W1D7L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/9 | #9 | 1991 | -41.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDelisle WarnerIM
🇧🇧BAR·2124
+9 −8 =5
22 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsKevin DennyIM
🇧🇧BAR·2196
+5 −5 =5
15 games·last met May 2017
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vsMartyn Del CastilhoFM
🇧🇧BAR·2231
+2 −4 =8
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRyan HarperFM
🇹🇹TTO·2085
+2 −6 =6
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsOrlando HusbandsIM
🇧🇧BAR·2240
+5 −2 =4
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Barbados
#4
out of 58 players
Americas
#1,224
in continent
World
#11,611
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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