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Haydon, David L

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FIDEFIDE 415405· Male· England· Born in 1988

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David L Haydon, a 38-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2298 — just 20 short of his peak of 2318 (Jan 2026, age 38) and sitting in the top 3% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4, and 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool C) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2014–2016) and 73 months (2016–2022). He reached English #53 in Jan 2026.

Awarded FM in 2011 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #6 and #10 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2298

Standard

Rpd2376·Blz2336

All-time high

2318

20 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 38

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#67 · English players · of 2,546

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
Peak English rank: #53
at age 38 · rated 2318
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 38
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2318
at age 38 · −20 from today
Jan 2026
2016
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 2294 → returned at 2282
Feb 2016
2014
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2282 → returned at 2294
May 2014
2012
Crossed 2300
at age 24
Mar 2012

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open
perf 2390 (+72) · 4.5/9 · #54
Top opponent
vs Martin KraemerGM 2,571
Evolution
+14
22842298
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
6W6D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Feb 20261/2#552203-5.6
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#812038-14.4
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/9#542390+24.4
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#242503+10.4

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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England
#67
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#2,768
in continent
World
#4,158
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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67🇬🇧Haydon, David L2,298
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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7
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8
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8
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,759
7
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4158🇬🇧Haydon, David L2,298