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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 1909. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 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

1909

Standard

Rpd2000·Blz—

All-time high

1984

−75 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 63

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#45,946

#45,946 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −75 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nicolas Van Noorden 1,951
2025-2026 Welsh Premier League Round 2 · Dec 2025 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
-48
1957 → 1909
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
8W4D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRoy Thomas1,773·South Wales Winter Open·R5·+5.9
2.[W]vsStephen A Horrell1,770·South Wales Winter Open·R2·+5.8
3.[W]vsVismith Prabhu1,769·2025-26 Welsh Premier League Round 1·R1·+5.6
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

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
#50
out of 269 players
Europe
#33,848
in continent
World
#45,946
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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33848🇬🇧Jones, Derek1,909
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45946🇬🇧Jones, Derek1,909