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Mason, Donald J
🇬🇧FIDE 405116· Male· England· Born in 1967
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Donald J Mason, a 59-year-old English player, is rated 2036. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, 2026 Coventry Open, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6. Also played 7 rapid events (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) recently. His peak of 2286 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2001); he also reached English #91 in Apr 2002.
Current rating
2036
Standard
Rpd1915·Blz2018
All-time high
2286
−250 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 34
Jan 2001 · age 34
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#22,463
#22,463 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2023
33rd English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2082
Jan 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
2062 → 2104
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2062 → returned at 2090
Apr 2020
500 career games
at age 53
Feb 2020
2018
22nd English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2165
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
2011 → 2036
Tournaments
8
29 games
Score
19/ 2965.5%
14W10D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2086 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | 2029 | -0.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #14 | — | -5.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2613 | +9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #9 | 2117 | +4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | 2611 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #22 | 2055 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #38 | 2047 | +4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2345
+0 −12 =0
12 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsShabir Okhai
🇬🇧ENG·2053
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsBruce L Baer
🇬🇧ENG·2015
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTomasz Sygnowski
🇵🇱POL·2086
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2402
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#365
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#16,528
in continent
World
#22,463
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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