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Southam, David
🇨🇦FIDE 2601044· Male· Canada· Born in 1966
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David Southam, a 60-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1804. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 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
1804
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1903
All-time high
2170
−366 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 37
Jan 2003 · age 37
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#75,134
#75,134 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-58
1862 → 1804
Tournaments
11
55 games
Score
32.5/ 5559.1%
28W9D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #13 | 1684 | -37.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #24 | 1652 | -33.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2076 | +15.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #6 | 2589 | +15.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2154 | +23.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #14 | 1748 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #6 | 2167 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/5 | #33 | — | -19.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #36 | 1758 | -8.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 2092 | +10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael HumphreysFM
🇨🇦CAN·2150
+2 −10 =4
16 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsMerlin Nazareno
🇨🇦CAN·1866
+4 −6 =3
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsWajdy Shebetah
🇵🇸PLE·2028
+3 −0 =6
9 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsDaniel Zotkin
🇨🇦CAN·2009
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsJoseph F. Bellissimo
🇨🇦CAN·2167
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met May 2016
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Rankings
/
Canada
#621
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#8,630
in continent
World
#75,133
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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