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Beaumont, David
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3201996· Male· Australia· Born in 1967
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David Beaumont, a 59-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1852. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open, 2025 Christmas Special, and 2025 Byron Capital Darling Downs Open - Premier Division. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 CAQ Queensland Blitz Championship) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 56 months (2001–2006), 23 months (2006–2008), 14 months (2008–2009), 20 months (2014–2016) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2157 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2006); he also reached Australian #73 in Oct 2007.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 56).
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd2027·Blz1900
All-time high
2157
−305 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 39
Jan 2006 · age 39
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,858
#60,858 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
8th Australian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1914
Jun 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1914 → returned at 1870
Aug 2024
2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 56
Mar 2023
500 career games
at age 56
Feb 2023
2018
8th Australian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2031
Aug 2018
2014
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2015 → returned at 2057
Jul 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-62
1914 → 1852
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
11/ 2445.8%
10W2D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #11 | 2099 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #63 | 1831 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #23 | 1754 | -31.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/6 | #32 | 1219 | -43.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Byron Capital Darling Downs Open - Premier Division (-43.8 Elo, finished #32).
Most-Played Opponents
vsTony J DavisCM
🇦🇺AUS·1797
+9 −7 =3
19 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsAri DaleIM
🇦🇺AUS·2273
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2021
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vsMirko RujevicIM
🇦🇺AUS·2058
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met May 2021
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vsThai Ly
🇦🇺AUS·1885
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsJohn Beckman
🇦🇺AUS·1502
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
Australia
#340
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,255
in continent
World
#60,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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