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Ford, Daniel
🇦🇺FIDE 3204529· Male· Australia· Born in 1990
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Daniel Ford, a 36-year-old Australian player, is rated 1760. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 10 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Queensland Reserves and Tin Cup and 2025 Gold Coast Open Major Division. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2009–2011), 57 months (2012–2016) and 15 months (2016–2018). His peak of 1819 was reached at age 19 (Sep 2009).
At junior level, he reached #16 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd1753·Blz—
All-time high
1819
−59 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 19
Sep 2009 · age 19
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,053
#89,053 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
21st Australian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1760
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+147 Elo)
1620 → 1767
Jan 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 33
Aug 2023
2020
77th Australian 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 1734
Oct 2020
2016
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1782 → returned at 1767
Nov 2016
2012
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1747 → returned at 1782
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
1744 → 1760
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
9.5/ 1373.1%
9W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #9 | 2017 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #9 | 1802 | +11.6 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#528
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,253
in continent
World
#89,052
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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