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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
#27,016
#27,016 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
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 61 players
Americas
#2,827
in continent
World
#27,016
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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