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Allford, Zane

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FIDEFIDE 1802798· Male· Wales· Born in 1964

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Zane Allford, a 62-year-old player, is rated 1748. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2017–2018) and 45 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh under 1850 League Rd 4, 2025-2026 Welsh Under 1850 League Rd 2, and 2025-26 Welsh Under 1850 League Round 1. His peak of 1780 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024); he also reached #96 nationally in Mar 2023.

Current rating

1748

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1780

−32 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#93,232

#93,232 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
17th 60-65 player nationally
at age 62 · rated 1762
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1634 → 1746
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1780
at age 60 · −32 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #96
at age 59 · rated 1686
Mar 2023
13th 55-60 player nationally
at age 59 · rated 1686
Mar 2023
2019
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1693 → returned at 1686
May 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Chris Fox 1,778
2025-26 Welsh Under 1850 League Round 1 · Nov 2025 · +21.4 Elo
Evolution
-2
1750 → 1748
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsAndrew Di-Vetta1,751·2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2·R2·-18.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh under 1850 League Rd 5
Swiss
Jun 20261/1#112473+14.8
2026 Welsh under 1850 League Rd 4
Team
May 20260.5/1#91470-14.0
2025-2026 Welsh Under 1850 League Rd 2
Team
Dec 20251/1#9—+8.8
2025-26 Welsh Under 1850 League Round 1
Team
Nov 20251/1#42578+22.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20251/1#1612551-20.0
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2 (-20.0 Elo, finished #161).

Rankings

/
Wales
#124
out of 275 players
Europe
#66,556
in continent
World
#93,230
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
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World
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