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Darville, Matt
🇬🇧FIDE 413682· Male· England· Born in 1955
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Matt Darville, a 71-year-old English player, is rated 1816. He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - April 2026, Coulsdon Chess Summer Cup 2025 - Elite - July 2025, and Coulsdon Chess Late Spring Standardplay Congress 2025 - Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Coulsdon Chess Late Autumn Rapidplay - 2 November 2025 - Open) and 1 blitz events (including Couldsdon Chess Pressentation Evening 2025 Blitz) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 2056 was reached at age 51 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1816
Standard
Rpd1746·Blz1802
All-time high
2056
−240 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 51
Jul 2006 · age 51
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,337
#71,337 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2026
58th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1816
May 2026
9-month rising streak
+62 Elo
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1670 → 1806
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Apr 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
May 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
1777 → 1816
Tournaments
11
26 games
Score
16.5/ 2663.5%
15W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 11| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 1853 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | — | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 1995 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #11 | 2410 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #11 | 1861 | +4.6 |
Rankings
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England
#1,147
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#51,811
in continent
World
#71,337
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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