Format
TB
Towns, Barry
🇨🇦FIDE 2671514· Male· Canada· Born in 1953
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Barry Towns, a 73-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1525 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - U1800.
Current rating
1525
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1525
at best
Oct 2025 · age 72
Oct 2025 · age 72
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#175,073
#175,073 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
22nd Canadian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1525
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 72
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 72
Oct 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 72
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1525
at age 72
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1525 · at age 72
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1525 → 1525
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #18 | 920 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,474
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#21,415
in continent
World
#175,033
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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