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Newell, David F
🇬🇧FIDE 417742· Male· England· Born in 1956
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David F Newell, a 70-year-old English player, is rated 1794. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 69 months (2009–2015), 56 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 2000 and Yorkshire v Greater Manchester. His peak of 1917 was reached at age 59 (Nov 2015).
Current rating
1794
Standard
Rpd1888·Blz—
All-time high
1917
−123 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 59
Nov 2015 · age 59
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#78,301
#78,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
66th English 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1860
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1737 → 1860
Nov 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1860 → returned at 1856
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1737 → returned at 1860
Feb 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 63
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-66
1860 → 1794
Tournaments
3
10 games
Score
2.5/ 1025.0%
2W1D7L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #20 | 1666 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #48 | 1554 | -40.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #14 | 1279 | -4.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,250
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#56,621
in continent
World
#78,300
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
England
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