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TB
Towers, Brian
🇮🇲FIDE 2808617· Male· Unknown (IOM)· Born in 1956
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Brian Towers, a 70-year-old player, is rated 1804. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 6 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 IOMCA Manx Cup and Plate - Finals, 2025-26 IOMCA Manx Championship Round 5 - 7, and 2025-26 IOMCA Manx Championship Round 1 - 4. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2007–2008) and 46 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1920 was reached at age 54 (May 2010); he also reached #2 nationally in Jan 2009 and spent 43 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Competes for Unknown (IOM) since Aug 2023.
Current rating
1804
Standard
Rpd1857·Blz1859
All-time high
1920
−116 pts below
May 2010 · age 54
May 2010 · age 54
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#75,134
#75,134 · players worldwide · of 218,279
43 months in National top 3 (2007–2023)
43 months in National top 3 (2007–2023)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1718 → 1824
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2023
1st 65-70 player nationally
at age 67 · rated 1706
Dec 2023
43 months in national top 3
longest streak 27 months · since Apr 2007
Nov 2023
Switched federation: ISR → IOM
at age 67
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1808 → 1804
Tournaments
9
26 games
Score
11/ 2642.3%
10W4D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | R16 | 1007 | -10.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #6 | 1748 | -7.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #5 | 1746 | -8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2597 | +9.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2139 | +17.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 1926 | +11.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #10 | 1825 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #23 | 1707 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2214 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLevi Dror
🇮🇱ISR·1682
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met May 2013
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vsMaxim Rotshtein
🇮🇱ISR·1609
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2014
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vsAvraham Lotsov Har-Zahav
🇮🇱ISR·1824
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2015
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vsZeev Ben Porat
🇮🇱ISR·1926
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2013
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vsHenrik Fabri
🇮🇲IOM·1934
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Unknown (IOM)
#11
out of 20 players
Special
#374
in continent
World
#75,133
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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