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Roberts, David L

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FIDEFIDE 407720· Male· England· Born in 1957

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David L Roberts, a 69-year-old English player, is rated 1966. He has fluctuated between 1963 and 2025 over the past 2 years. 44 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Open, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, and 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Open. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 17 months (2014–2015), 23 months (2017–2019) and 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2150 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1966

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2150

−184 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 44

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#33,427

#33,427 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
28th English 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2025
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1963 → 2025
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
Oct 2025
2020
36th English 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1995
Oct 2020
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 1979
Mar 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 63
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM Open)
perf 2164 (+150) · 4.5/7 · #5
Top opponent
vs Alexander LongsonFM 2,217
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8 · Mar 2026 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
-22
1988 → 1966
Tournaments
10
48 games
Score
26/ 4854.2%
23W10D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJames Tapp2,055·2026 Welsh Open·R4·+12.5
2.[W]vsMichael Binks1,934·2025 South Wales International Open·R9·+8.5
3.[W]vsAlan M Brown1,935·3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM Open)·R4·+7.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMark AdamsCM1,834·2026 Welsh Open·R6·-13.7
2.[L]vsMae Katelyn Rose Catabay1,856·2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6·R2·-13.3
3.[L]vsMark Thomas1,876·2025 South Wales International Open·R6·-13.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20262/3#431933-2.0
2026 Welsh Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/7#51951-0.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261/2#512043+3.0
7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Open
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#151891-12.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#981780-10.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#1061649-17.8
Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Open
Swiss
Nov 20252.5/3#322303-18.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20252/2#132620+10.8
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM Open)
Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#52164+27.2
2025 South Wales International Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/9#191978-0.6
Worst Elo result: Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Open (-18.8 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

/
England
#542
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#24,719
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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24719🇬🇧Roberts, David L1,966
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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33426🇬🇧Roberts, David L1,966