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Southam, David

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FIDEFIDE 2601044· Male· Canada· Born in 1966

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David Southam, a 60-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1841. He has fluctuated between 1817 and 1917 over the past 2 years. 57 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 SCC Winter Swiss, 2026 ACC Seeing Shadows, and 2025 SCC Jack Frost. He took a 20-month break between Apr 2008 and Jan 2010. His peak of 2170 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2003); he also reached Canadian #76 in Oct 2008.

Current rating

1841

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1903

All-time high

2170

−329 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 37

Activity

48

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#63,920

#63,920 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

20 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
1842 → 1917
Oct 2024
500 career games
at age 58
Jul 2024
2022
4th Canadian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1911
Apr 2022
2017
10th Canadian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2067
Aug 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
Oct 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
May 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 ACC Looking Ahead
perf 2154 (+309) · 3.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Amirmahdi Hosseinzadeh 2,176
2025 ACC Looking Ahead · Nov 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-22
1863 → 1841
Tournaments
10
47 games
Score
29/ 4761.7%
25W8D14L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsQuentin Ma1,606·2026 SCC Winter Swiss·R5·-15.9
2.[L]vsRay Chen1,724·2025 SCC Falling Leaves Swiss·R7·-12.7
3.[L]vsMerlin Nazareno1,822·2026 SCC Winter Swiss·R3·-10.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 SCC Winter Swiss
Swiss
Feb 20262/4#241652-33.2
2026 ACC Seeing Shadows
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#22076+15.0
2025 SCC Jack Frost
Swiss
Dec 20254/4#62589+15.0
2025 ACC Looking Ahead
Swiss
Nov 20253.5/5#32154+23.8
2025 SCC Falling Leaves Swiss
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/5#141748-13.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 SCC Winter Swiss (-33.2 Elo, finished #24).

Rankings

/
Canada
#494
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#7,224
in continent
World
#63,920
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,454
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,434
9
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2,427
10
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2,414
...
494🇨🇦Southam, David1,841
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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7224🇨🇦Southam, David1,841
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
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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63920🇨🇦Southam, David1,841