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Findlay, David John
🇬🇧FIDE 2400278· Male· Scotland· Born in 1954
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David John Findlay, a 72-year-old Scottish player, is rated 2098 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2094 and 2136 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final, 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8, and Richardson Cup 2026 Quarter-Final. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Ken Stewart Cup) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2006), 18 months (2012–2013) and 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2240 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2001); he also reached Scottish #20 in Jan 2009.
Current rating
2098
Standard
Rpd2155·Blz2033
All-time high
2240
−142 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 47
Jan 2001 · age 47
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,611 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
2nd Scottish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2121
Aug 2025
2020
2nd Scottish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2177
Oct 2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2177 → returned at 2153
Apr 2020
2017
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
2152 → 2189
Mar 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 62
Mar 2016
2015
2nd Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2186
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2121 → 2098
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
4W10D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #16 | 2244 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1993 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2607 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 2123 | -9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2226 | +5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #28 | 1920 | -9.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/6 | #422 | 2058 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoseph RedpathFM
🇬🇧SCO·2265
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsPavlos Bozinakis
🇬🇷GRE·2184
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsCraig W PritchettIM
🇬🇧SCO·2186
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsCalum MacQueen
🇬🇧SCO·2224
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsGeorge Neave
🇬🇧SCO·2068
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2017
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Rankings
/
Scotland
#46
out of 459 players
Europe
#11,344
in continent
World
#15,611
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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