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Sparman, Alfred
🇧🇧FIDE 11106042· Male· Barbados· Born in 1956
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Alfred Sparman, a 70-year-old player, is rated 1472. He returned to competition in September 2025. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Heroes Day Challengers Cup Group B, 2026 Sittu Chess Championship - Group C, and 2026 CB Gilkes Chess Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including Governor's Independence Blitz Challenge 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jun 2024 and Sep 2025. His peak of 1594 was reached at age 69 (Sep 2025, #31 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1472
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1432
All-time high
1594
−122 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 69
Sep 2025 · age 69
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#196,216
#196,216 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Peak national rank: #31
at age 69 · rated 1594
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1594
at age 69 · −122 from today
Sep 2025
Return after 15-month break
back at 1594
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+416 Elo)
1006 → 1422
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 68
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
7
38 games
Score
12.5/ 3832.9%
10W5D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #18 | 1732 | -41.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/2 | #20 | 2336 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #22 | 1557 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #20 | 1710 | -32.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2698 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #15 | 1453 | -63.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #5 | 1505 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErnest King
🇧🇧BAR
+6 −4 =0
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsJeremiah Farley
🇧🇧BAR·1819
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsOthneil Harewood
🇧🇧BAR·1611
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsCyprian La Touche
🇧🇧BAR·1584
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsNoah Clarke
🇧🇧BAR·1830
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Barbados
#49
out of 59 players
Americas
#23,476
in continent
World
#196,116
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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