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Devlin, Brian
🇦🇺FIDE 3229300· Male· Australia· Born in 1946
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Brian Devlin, a 80-year-old Australian player, is rated 1458. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 7 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. He took a 14-month break between May 2023 and Aug 2024. His peak of 1497 was reached at age 78 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1458
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1497
−39 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 78
Mar 2024 · age 78
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#201,238
#201,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 80
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+272 Elo)
1161 → 1433
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 78
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 78
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1497
at age 78 · −39 from today
Mar 2024
2023
34th Australian 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1161
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1444 → 1458
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
4/ 1625.0%
3W2D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #72 | 1454 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/9 | #228 | 1545 | +17.6 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,720
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#44,464
in continent
World
#201,097
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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