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Gayson, Peter M

FM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 401838· Male· England· Born in 1961

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Peter M Gayson, a 65-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2048 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015) and 15 months (2022–2023). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, and ECF Counties Championship Open 2025 - SF2. His peak of 2282 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2001); he also reached English #97 in Apr 2002.

Awarded FM in 2020 (age 59). Earned a IM norm at European Senior CC 50 Plus Open 2018.

Current rating

2048

Standard

Rpd2056·Blz2088

All-time high

2282

−234 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 40

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 10%

#21,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2023
20th English 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2142
Jul 2023
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2142 → returned at 2131
Aug 2022
2020
FM title awardedFM
at age 59
Jul 2020
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
2062 → 2150
Jun 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Dec 2019
2017
22nd English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2166
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bodhana SivanandanFM 2,366
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +7.2 Elo
Evolution
-7
2055 → 2048
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
0W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261/2#782214+8.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260/1#921273-9.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260/1#1011425-5.6

Rankings

/
England
#330
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#15,437
in continent
World
#21,023
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
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,539
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,516
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,512
10
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2,506
...
330🇬🇧Gayson, Peter M2,048
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
15437🇬🇧Gayson, Peter M2,048
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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21023🇬🇧Gayson, Peter M2,048