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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 (≈8/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

#118,929

#118,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
9th Irish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1675
Jun 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

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
4
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
4W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 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
Worst Elo result: Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 5-9 (-20.0 Elo, finished #14).

Rankings

/
Ireland
#631
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#82,592
in continent
World
#118,923
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,338
8
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2,307
9
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10
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631🇮🇪Ruben, David1,675
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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118923🇮🇪Ruben, David1,675