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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 1762 — just 18 short of his peak of 1780 (Mar 2024, age 60). He plays occasionally (3 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 2025-2026 Welsh Under 1850 League Rd 2, 2025-26 Welsh Under 1850 League Round 1, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2. He reached #96 nationally in Mar 2023.

Current rating

1762

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1780

−18 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#88,368

#88,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −18 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Chris Fox 1,778
2025-26 Welsh Under 1850 League Round 1 · Nov 2025 · +21.4 Elo
Evolution
+12
1750 → 1762
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W1D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsChris Fox1,778·2025-26 Welsh Under 1850 League Round 1·R1·+21.4
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsAndrew Di-Vetta1,751·2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2·R2·-18.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
#119
out of 269 players
Europe
#63,349
in continent
World
#88,367
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
1
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2
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8
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10
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World
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2,840
2
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7
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7
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