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Darrington, Tim

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FIDEFIDE 403199· Male· France· Born in 1964

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Tim Darrington, a 62-year-old French player, is rated 1664. He returned to competition in November 2012. Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - ARA Mars, Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon fevrier 2026 Poule J, and Team 2026 - ARA Janvier. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2011–2012) and 153 months (2012–2025). His peak of 1900 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2007).

Competes for France since Sep 2025.

Current rating

1664

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1900

−236 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 43

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#122,926

#122,926 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Return after 152-month break
back at 1647
Sep 2025
Switched federation: ENG → FRA
at age 61
Sep 2025
2012
Return after 18-month break
back at 1705
Nov 2012
Inactive for 153 months
paused at 1705 → returned at 1647
Nov 2012
2011
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1715 → returned at 1705
May 2011
2007
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Jul 2007

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
XIX Trophee International de Lyon 2025 open B (elo -1900)
perf 2053 (+396) · 5.5/6 · #24
Top opponent
vs Yvan Tourette 1,788
Team 2026 - ARA Decembre · Dec 2025 · +3.2 Elo
Evolution
-41
1705 → 1664
Tournaments
7
22 games
Score
11.5/ 2252.3%
11W3D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - ARA Mars
Team
Mar 20260/1#289990-6.8
Tournois Fermes Chess In Lyon fevrier 2026 Poule J
Round-Robin
Feb 20263.5/7#61666-1.6
Team 2026 - ARA Janvier
Team
Jan 20260/1#270899-9.2
XIX Trophee International de Lyon 2025 open B (elo -1900)
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/6#242053+9.4
Team 2026 - ARA Decembre
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1811788+3.2
Team 2026 - ARA Novembre
Team
Nov 20251/1#702527+12.0
Team 2026 - ARA Octobre
Team
Oct 20251/1#502475+10.8

Rankings

/
France
#8,888
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#84,933
in continent
World
#122,920
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
France
1
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2,744
2
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2,721
3
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2,626
4
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2,615
4
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2,615
6
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2,613
7
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2,610
8
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2,596
9
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2,559
10
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2,557
...
8888🇫🇷Darrington, Tim1,664
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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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
...
84933🇫🇷Darrington, Tim1,664
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
...
122920🇫🇷Darrington, Tim1,664