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Thompson, Daniel

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FIDEFIDE 2650657· Male· Canada· Born in 1982

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Daniel Thompson, a 44-year-old Canadian player, is rated 2071 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 16th Canadian Military Chess Championship and 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025. He took a 17-month break between Oct 2023 and Apr 2025.

Current rating

2071

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2071

at best
Apr 2026 · age 44

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 8%

#18,298 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
8th Canadian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2071
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
2015 → 2071
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2071
at age 44
Apr 2026
2023
Crossed 2000
at age 41
Oct 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Oct 2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2011 → returned at 2015
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 16th Canadian Military Chess Championship
perf 2514 (+443) · 6/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Robert SteinFM 2,404
35th NATO Chess Championship 2025 · Aug 2025 · +35.7 Elo
Evolution
+56
2015 → 2071
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
8W4D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsUlrich Bohn2,154·35th NATO Chess Championship 2025·R3·-13.5
2.[L]vsDana ReiznieceWGM2,237·35th NATO Chess Championship 2025·R5·-9.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 16th Canadian Military Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/5#12514+35.2
35th NATO Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#352077+21.2

Rankings

/
Canada
#130
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,914
in continent
World
#18,298
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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130🇨🇦Thompson, Daniel2,071
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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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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7
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9
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2,656
10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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7
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8
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9
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9
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18298🇨🇦Thompson, Daniel2,071