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Anderton, Philip
🇩🇪FIDE 24620688· Male· Germany· Born in 1957
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Philip Anderton, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1939. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 56 months (2009–2013), 35 months (2014–2017), 17 months (2018–2019) and 74 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2008 was reached at age 49 (Jan 2006).
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2008
−69 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 49
Jan 2006 · age 49
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,981
#38,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2019
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 1928 → returned at 1948
Aug 2019
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1969 → returned at 1928
Feb 2018
2014
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1933 → 1963
Sep 2014
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1966
Sep 2014
2009
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1933 → returned at 1943
Jan 2009
2006
Crossed 2000
at age 49
Jan 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
1957 → 1939
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
2W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2696 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 1100 | -11.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 2036 | +5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #69 | 1497 | -2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #72 | 1149 | -10.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #66 | 1185 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,399
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#28,794
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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