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Drayton, Anthony
FM🇬🇾FIDE 19700261· Male· Guyana· Born in 1994
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Anthony Drayton, a 32-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2003 — just 27 short of his peak of 2030 (Nov 2018, age 24). He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Guyana National Championships 2026 - Open, Guyana National Qualifiers 2026 Open, and Olympiad Qualifier 2026 GP3 - Open. Also played 2 rapid (including Clasificatorio Masculino XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y C, RD 2026) and 2 blitz events (including CARICOM Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2015–2016), 14 months (2016–2018), 16 months (2022–2024) and 14 months (2024–2026). He reached #1 nationally in Dec 2015 and spent 24 months as #1.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 24) and CM in 2014 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2003
Standard
Rpd1996·Blz2005
All-time high
2030
−27 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 24
Nov 2018 · age 24
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,023
#27,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279
24 months in #1 nationally (2015–2019)
24 months in #1 nationally (2015–2019)
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Apr 2026
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1965 → returned at 1996
Oct 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1905
Sep 2022
2019
24 months in National #1
longest streak 23 months · since Dec 2015
Nov 2019
100 career games
at age 25
May 2019
2018
FM title awardedFM
at age 24
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1965 → 2003
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
27/ 3381.8%
24W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 1986 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 1976 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 1942 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/8 | #2 | 2126 | +30.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTaffin KhanCM
🇬🇾GUY·2005
+6 −7 =4
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLoris NathooCM
🇬🇾GUY·1822
+11 −1 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsKyle Couchman
🇬🇾GUY·1962
+8 −3 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKeron Sandiford
🇬🇾GUY·1874
+6 −3 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSachin Dhilan PitamberCM
🇬🇾GUY·1998
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Guyana
#2
out of 59 players
Americas
#2,831
in continent
World
#27,023
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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