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Farrand, Tom
🇬🇧FIDE 406457· Male· England· Born in 1961
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Tom Farrand, a 65-year-old English player, is rated 2050 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 2 years. 40 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 1, and Premier Open International de Calais. Also played 1 rapid event (including Muswell Hill FIDE Rapid - 3 June 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 92 months (2001–2009) and 13 months (2010–2011). His peak of 2280 was reached at age 48 (Apr 2009); he also reached English #94 in May 2010.
Competes for England since May 2025.
Current rating
2050
Standard
Rpd1976·Blz1973
All-time high
2280
−230 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 48
Apr 2009 · age 48
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#20,788 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
2059 → 2091
Dec 2025
Switched federation: JCI → ENG
at age 64
May 2025
2022
18th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2163
Feb 2022
2021
20th English 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2163
Dec 2021
2017
100 career games
at age 56
Jan 2017
2012
23rd English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2212
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
2077 → 2050
Tournaments
7
41 games
Score
22.5/ 4154.9%
18W9D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | 2327 | +27.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #158 | 2036 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #72 | 1175 | -25.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #4 | 1992 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2106 | +13.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #24 | 2090 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 2052 | -2.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#324
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#15,258
in continent
World
#20,788
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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England
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