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Hewitson, David

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FIDEFIDE 1745875· Male· Sweden· Born in 1977

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David Hewitson, a 49-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1799 — just 16 short of his peak of 1815 (Jan 2026, age 49). He is currently in the 1750–1800 range. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final, Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6. He had 2 career breaks: 58 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

1799

Standard

Rpd1807·Blz—

All-time high

1815

−16 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 49

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#76,663

#76,663 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1815
at age 49 · −16 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1669 → 1801
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1801 → returned at 1810
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 1702 → returned at 1706
Apr 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Duncan A F Campbell 1,924
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +13.2 Elo
Evolution
-2
1801 → 1799
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
7W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final
Team
Apr 20260/1#261278-3.4
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20262/5#411811+0.8
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#341548-14.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20252/1#312426+5.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#101960+8.6

Rankings

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Sweden
#1,478
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#55,479
in continent
World
#76,663
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1478🇸🇪Hewitson, David1,799
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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76663🇸🇪Hewitson, David1,799