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Saxton, Gavin

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FIDEFIDE 2401770· Male· Scotland· Born in 1971

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Gavin Saxton, a 55-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1880. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2006–2009), 103 months (2010–2019) and 63 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Scottish Championship International Open 2025. His peak of 1912 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2005); he also reached Scottish #79 in Apr 2006.

Current rating

1880

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1912

−32 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 34

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#53,210

#53,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2022
8th Scottish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1850
Mar 2022
2020
6th Scottish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1850
Oct 2020
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 1850 → returned at 1880
Apr 2020
2010
Inactive for 103 months
paused at 1857 → returned at 1860
Jul 2010
2006
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1902 → returned at 1858
Jul 2006
Peak Scottish rank: #79
at age 35 · rated 1908
Apr 2006

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Calum McGillivray 1,782
Scottish Championship International Open 2025 · Jul 2025 · +7.3 Elo
Evolution
-30
1910 → 1880
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Scottish Championship International Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/7#351746-29.6
Worst Elo result: Scottish Championship International Open 2025 (-29.6 Elo, finished #35).

Rankings

/
Scotland
#142
out of 459 players
Europe
#39,102
in continent
World
#53,209
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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5
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6
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8
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9
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10
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World
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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