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Bonafont, Philip R
🇬🇧FIDE 409197· Male· England· Born in 1955
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Philip R Bonafont, a 71-year-old English player, is rated 1970. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 3 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 British Championship: Over 65. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 28 months (2017–2019) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2244 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1970
Standard
Rpd1941·Blz—
All-time high
2244
−274 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 46
Jan 2001 · age 46
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#32,674
#32,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
20th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1970
Jun 2026
2021
20th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2046
Jun 2021
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2046 → returned at 2001
Jul 2019
2017
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2041 → returned at 2046
Feb 2017
2016
24th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2065
Dec 2016
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1994 → 2065
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1978 → 1970
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
3W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #11 | 2044 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #48 | 1938 | -7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPaul Dl Barasi
🇬🇧ENG·1870
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2016
View head-to-head →
vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2402
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2014
View head-to-head →
vsAkito Oyama
🇬🇧ENG·2197
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2016
View head-to-head →
vsSacha Brozel
🇬🇧ENG·2084
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2015
View head-to-head →
vsDominic V Gibbs
🇬🇧ENG·1981
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2014
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
England
#532
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#24,169
in continent
World
#32,673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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