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Fryer, David W
🇬🇧FIDE 406384· Male· England· Born in 1955
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David W Fryer, a 71-year-old English player, is rated 1924. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters, 3rd Sussex Univeristy Chess Congress - Open, and 3rd Kent FIDE Congress - Open. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2104 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2007).
Current rating
1924
Standard
Rpd1923·Blz1962
All-time high
2104
−180 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 52
Jan 2007 · age 52
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42,311
#42,311 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
29th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1924
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1860 → 1918
Feb 2025
2021
24th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1929
Dec 2021
2016
46th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1978
Feb 2016
2014
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
Oct 2014
100 career games
at age 59
Jul 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1918 → 1924
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
7/ 1838.9%
7W0D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/8 | #87 | 2051 | +21.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #28 | 1897 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #11 | 1841 | -12.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#684
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#31,249
in continent
World
#42,310
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
England
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