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Farrar, Gordon

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FIDEFIDE 416266· Male· England· Born in 1943

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Gordon Farrar, a 83-year-old English player, is rated 1758 — just 12 short of his peak of 1770 (Sep 2024, age 81). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 9 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000) and 2025 British Championship: AM Under 1900. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024).

Current rating

1758

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1770

−12 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 81

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#89,860

#89,860 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
17th English 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1770
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1610 → 1770
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1770
at age 81 · −12 from today
Sep 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1610 → returned at 1770
Aug 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 79
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1699 → returned at 1632
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000)
perf 1862 (+104) · 3.5/6 · #2
Top opponent
vs A Clive Walley 1,869
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000) · Aug 2025 · +13.1 Elo
Evolution
-12
1770 → 1758
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
4W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000)
Swiss
Aug 20253.5/6#21862+15.8
2025 British Championship: AM Under 1900
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/5#291568-27.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: AM Under 1900 (-27.8 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
England
#1,433
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#64,354
in continent
World
#89,858
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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