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Saxton, Gavin
🇬🇧FIDE 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
Jan 2005 · age 34
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#53,210
#53,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2022
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
Evolution
-30
1910 → 1880
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #35 | 1746 | -29.6 |
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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