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Byford, Colin
🇮🇪FIDE 2503247· Male· Ireland· Born in 1957
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Colin Byford, a 69-year-old Irish player, is rated 1733. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 16 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU Heidenfeld Trophy 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8. He had 3 career breaks: 32 months (2017–2020), 25 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1901 was reached at age 60 (Jan 2017).
Current rating
1733
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1901
−168 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 60
Jan 2017 · age 60
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#98,440
#98,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1684 → 1760
Jan 2025
2023
18th Irish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1763
Jun 2023
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1763 → returned at 1722
Jul 2022
21st Irish 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1769
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1769 → returned at 1763
May 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1746 → 1733
Tournaments
9
11 games
Score
4/ 1136.4%
2W4D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #47 | — | -9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | — | +13.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #64 | — | +0.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | — | +9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #65 | — | -1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #50 | — | -2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #88 | — | -2.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #68 | — | -9.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #60 | — | -10.2 |
Rankings
/
Ireland
#490
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#69,900
in continent
World
#98,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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