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Hayward, Alan
🇬🇧FIDE 415936· Male· England· Born in 1950
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Alan Hayward, a 76-year-old English player, is rated 1819. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 18 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: Southall FIDE Congress - 21, 22 February 2026 - U1900 and 2025 London Christmas Congress Major (U1940). Also played 6 rapid events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Rapidplay 2) recently. He took a 49-month break between Jan 2019 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2019 was reached at age 59 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1819
Standard
Rpd1754·Blz1860
All-time high
2019
−200 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 59
Apr 2009 · age 59
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#70,455
#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
31st English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1819
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1727 → 1840
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 74
Mar 2024
2023
33rd English 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1870
Mar 2023
2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1882 → returned at 1870
Jan 2019
2016
26th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2008
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1812 → 1819
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
7W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 1734 | -11.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 1959 | +19.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobin W Haldane
🇬🇧ENG·1982
+4 −8 =3
15 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMohammad Hossein Mozaffari
🇮🇷IRI·1986
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsErnest Ignatovic
🇱🇹LTU·1812
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsPeter G LargeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2154
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsVineet Sood
🇬🇧ENG·1711
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
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England
#1,123
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#51,199
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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