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Costello, Colin A
🇬🇧FIDE 403580· Male· England· Born in 1954
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Colin A Costello, a 72-year-old English player, is rated 1830. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 105 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026, 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, and 1. Muenster Oster Open - B. He had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2011–2014) and 67 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2080 was reached at age 49 (Apr 2003).
Current rating
1830
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2080
−250 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 49
Apr 2003 · age 49
Activity
87
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
105 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#67,178
#67,178 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
25th English 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1936
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
1822 → 1967
Sep 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 69
Sep 2023
2022
19th English 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1925
Apr 2022
2016
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1925
Feb 2016
2015
49th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1968
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-50
1880 → 1830
Tournaments
14
103 games
Score
54.5/ 10352.9%
31W47D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #111 | 1698 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #57 | 1832 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #59 | 1769 | -33.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #26 | 1904 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #30 | 2061 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 1923 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | — | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 2021 | +35.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #17 | 1894 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #88 | 1969 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,076
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#48,962
in continent
World
#67,177
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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