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Walker, David J

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FIDEFIDE 400882· Male· England· Born in 1964

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David J Walker, a 62-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2181 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open, Northumberland Chess Congress, and 2025 British Championship: AM Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including South Shields FIDE Rated Blitz 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2012–2013), 16 months (2018–2019) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2308 was reached at age 52 (Mar 2016); he also reached English #71 in Jun 2022.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37).

Current rating

2181

Standard

Rpd2130·Blz2177

All-time high

2308

−127 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 52

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,232 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
10th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2225
Oct 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 59
Mar 2023
2022
Peak English rank: #71
at age 58 · rated 2270
Jun 2022
2020
8th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2271
Oct 2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2271 → returned at 2270
Mar 2020
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2265 → returned at 2268
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mike J Surtees 2,055
2025 British Championship: AM Open · Aug 2025 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
-37
2218 → 2181
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
15/ 2171.4%
10W10D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Durham Annual Weekend Chess Congress - Open
Swiss
May 20263/5#91957-24.8
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#112193-3.0
Northumberland Chess Congress
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/5#32028-15.6
2025 British Championship: AM Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/6#22272+6.6
Worst Elo result: Durham Annual Weekend Chess Congress - Open (-24.8 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

/
England
#144
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#6,515
in continent
World
#9,232
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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144🇬🇧Walker, David J2,181
Europe
1
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2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
6515🇬🇧Walker, David J2,181
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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9232🇬🇧Walker, David J2,181