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Haydon, David L
FM🇬🇧FIDE 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
Jan 2026 · age 38
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#67 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
15 entries2026
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
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
2284 → 2298
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
6W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #55 | 2203 | -5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #81 | 2038 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #54 | 2390 | +24.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2503 | +10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas E RendleIM
🇬🇧ENG·2368
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAmeet K GhasiGM
🇬🇧ENG·2502
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsPeter G LargeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2183
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMarcus R HarveyIM
🇬🇧ENG·2469
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2397
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
/
England
#67
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#2,768
in continent
World
#4,158
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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