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Ruben, David

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FIDEFIDE 2514729· Male· Ireland· Born in 1945

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David Ruben, a 81-year-old Irish player, is rated 1675. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r3, Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 14-16, and Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 10-13. His peak of 1750 was reached at age 79 (Sep 2024).

Current rating

1675

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1750

−75 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 79

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#118,671

#118,671 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
9th Irish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1675
May 2026
2024
8th Irish 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1750
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+218 Elo)
1532 → 1750
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1750
at age 79 · −75 from today
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 79
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 78
Sep 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Chris Armstrong 1,657
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 10-13 · Aug 2025 · +18.0 Elo
Evolution
-75
1750 → 1675
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
5W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r3
Team
Nov 20250/1#23955-16.4
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 14-16
Team
Sep 20251.5/3#41611-14.8
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 10-13
Team
Aug 20252.5/3#21889+24.8
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 5-9
Team
Jul 20251/1#142460-20.0
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 1-4
Team
Jun 20251.5/4#41521-49.2
Worst Elo result: Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 1-4 (-49.2 Elo, finished #4).

Rankings

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Ireland
#655
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#82,432
in continent
World
#118,666
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2
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3
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2,388
4
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2,357
5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,320
9
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2,297
10
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2,296
...
655🇮🇪Ruben, David1,675
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
82432🇮🇪Ruben, David1,675
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
118666🇮🇪Ruben, David1,675