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Davis, Lee
CM🇬🇧FIDE 1801325· Male· Wales· Born in 1957
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Lee Davis, a 69-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1820. He has slipped back 87 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Championship, 2026 Welsh Spring Open, and 2026 Isle of Wight Masters. His peak of 2071 was reached at age 51 (Jul 2008, #29 nationally at the time).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 67).
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd1954·Blz1885
All-time high
2071
−251 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 51
Jul 2008 · age 51
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
5th 65-70 player nationally
at age 67 · rated 1971
Nov 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 67
Nov 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 66
Oct 2023
2020
6th 60-65 player nationally
at age 63 · rated 1972
Oct 2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1972 → returned at 1944
Apr 2020
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-87
1907 → 1820
Tournaments
7
32 games
Score
12.5/ 3239.1%
7W11D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1654 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/4 | #26 | 1146 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #10 | 1773 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/8 | #100 | 1838 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #22 | 1620 | -36.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #3 | 1839 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #16 | 1999 | +9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas Brown
🇬🇧WLS·2062
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsTim KettFM
🇬🇧WLS·2097
+0 −8 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsJoe Fathallah
🇬🇧WLS·1982
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsSven P. ZeidlerFM
🇬🇧WLS·2169
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlex BullenCM
🇬🇧WLS·2078
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Wales
#84
out of 275 players
Europe
#51,005
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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