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Blair, David

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FIDEFIDE 2541190· Male· Ireland· Born in 1951

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David Blair, a 75-year-old Irish player, is rated 1612 — just 3 short of his peak of 1615 (Oct 2025, age 74). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 9 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Williamson Shield 2026, Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r3, and Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 14-16. Also played 1 rapid (including The Citi Belfast Charity Rapidplay 2025) and 1 blitz events (including UK Blitz Championships 2025 - Belfast Qualifier) recently.

Current rating

1612

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1567

All-time high

1615

−3 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 74

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#141,791

#141,791 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
31st Irish 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1615
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1615
at age 74 · −3 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 74
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 74
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 74
Sep 2025
First FIDE rating
1605 · at age 74
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David Ruben 1,750
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 10-13 · Aug 2025 · +27.4 Elo
Best comeback
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 1-4
finished #3 (seeded #13 of 50)
Evolution
+7
1605 → 1612
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
9.5/ 1950.0%
7W5D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Williamson Shield 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#191828+7.2
Bangor Chess Club 60th Anniversary Classic r3
Team
Nov 20250/1#201012-10.0
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 14-16
Team
Sep 20251/3#101521-15.6
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 10-13
Team
Aug 20251.5/2#51871+25.6
Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 5-9
Team
Jul 20253/3#514550.0
Worst Elo result: Ulster Chess Union Summer Tournament 2025 Rounds 14-16 (-15.6 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Ireland
#780
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#95,528
in continent
World
#141,781
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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4
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5
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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
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780🇮🇪Blair, David1,612
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
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95528🇮🇪Blair, David1,612
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
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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141781🇮🇪Blair, David1,612