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Jones, Derek

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FIDEFIDE 1803344· Male· Wales· Born in 1961

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Derek Jones, a 65-year-old player, is rated 1922. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Open, South Wales Winter Open, and 2025-2026 Welsh Premier League Round 2. He took a 46-month break between Mar 2020 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1984 was reached at age 63 (Mar 2024, #31 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1922

Standard

Rpd2000·Blz—

All-time high

1984

−62 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 63

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#42,751

#42,751 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
7th 60-65 player nationally
at age 63 · rated 1984
May 2024
Peak national rank: #31
at age 63 · rated 1984
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1984
at age 63 · −62 from today
Mar 2024
2020
10th 55-60 player nationally
at age 59 · rated 1964
Oct 2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1964 → returned at 1974
Mar 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1912 → 1963
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adam C Woodruff 2,054
2026 Welsh Premier League Round 4 · May 2026 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
-35
1957 → 1922
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
10W3D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSimon Blackmore1,708·2026 Welsh Open·R2·-15.2
2.[L]vsChris Dixon1,775·2025 Newport Open·R5·-14.1
3.[L]vsJoseph David Turner1,809·2025 Newport Open·R2·-13.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Premier League Round 5
Team
Jun 20261/1#32579+5.8
2026 Welsh Premier League Round 4
Team
May 20261/1#32854+12.8
2026 Welsh Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/5#241949-17.2
South Wales Winter Open
Swiss
Jan 20263/5#81868-8.2
2025-2026 Welsh Premier League Round 2
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#111951+0.4
2025-26 Welsh Premier League Round 1
Team
Nov 20251/1#52569+5.8
2025 Newport Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/4#301695-29.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 Newport Open (-29.4 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

/
Wales
#48
out of 275 players
Europe
#31,571
in continent
World
#42,750
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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