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Cannon, David
IM🇦🇺FIDE 3213110· Male· Australia· Born in 2001
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David Cannon, a 25-year-old Australian International Master, is rated 2337 — his current career high and ranked 16th among Australian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Box Hill Club Championship Division 1 Round 2, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier, and 2026 Box Hill Club Championship Division 1 Round 1. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 MCC Allegro Championship) and 5 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 26-month break between Apr 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Australian #16 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 22) and FM in 2019 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #4, #2, #3, #2, #5 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2337
Standard
Rpd2050·Blz2107
All-time high
2337
at best
May 2026 · age 25
May 2026 · age 25
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Australian players · of 1,854
Career timeline
27 entries2026
Peak Australian rank: #16
at age 25 · rated 2337
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 25
May 2026
All-time peak 2337
at age 25
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
May 2024
500 career games
at age 23
May 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+56
2281 → 2337
Tournaments
14
63 games
Score
45.5/ 6372.2%
34W23D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 2244 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2472 | +42.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2936 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2330 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/11 | #4 | 2311 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2172 | -5.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #8 | 2014 | -12.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #6 | 2171 | -8.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #4 | 2205 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #11 | 2266 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2248
+1 −9 =5
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsCheng DaiFM
🇦🇺AUS·2110
+6 −2 =5
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLuis ChanFM
🇦🇺AUS·2280
+5 −3 =5
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJames MorrisIM
🇦🇺AUS·2423
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJesse ZafirakosCM
🇦🇺AUS·2116
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#16
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#615
in continent
World
#3,016
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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