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Gluckman, David

IM🇿🇦

FIDEFIDE 14300010· Male· South Africa· Born in 1966

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David Gluckman, a 60-year-old South African International Master, is rated 2161 and ranked 22nd among South African players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 7 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). He had 8 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2002), 14 months (2003–2004), 32 months (2005–2008), 17 months (2010–2011), 16 months (2014–2016), 12 months (2016–2017), 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2392 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001, South African #2 at the time); he spent 14 months in South African top 3.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 35).

Current rating

2161

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2240

All-time high

2392

−231 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 35

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#22

#22 · South African players · of 1,804
14 months in National top 3 (2001–2010)

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
1st South African 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2161
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2162 → returned at 2152
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2157 → returned at 2159
Oct 2019
2017
1st South African 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2211
Aug 2017
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2215 → returned at 2210
Feb 2016
2014
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2219 → returned at 2215
Sep 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jeroen BoschIM 2,403
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 · Oct 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
+9
2152 → 2161
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
5W5D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/11#642186+4.3
Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A)
Team
Jul 20252/2#962734+4.7

Most-Played Opponents

vsDonovan Van den HeeverIM
🇿🇦RSA·2169
+1 −1 =6
8 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsWatu KobeseIM
🇿🇦RSA·2237
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsCharles De VilliersFM
🇿🇦RSA·1989
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Aug 2022
View head-to-head →
vsDeon SolomonsFM
🇿🇦RSA·2046
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Sep 2018
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel CawderyIM
🇿🇦RSA·2312
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2013
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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South Africa
#22
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#165
in continent
World
#10,506
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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South Africa
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
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22🇿🇦Gluckman, David2,161
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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165🇿🇦Gluckman, David2,161
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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8
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10506🇿🇦Gluckman, David2,161