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Walshaw, David
🇬🇧FIDE 422967· Male· England· Born in 1965
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David Walshaw, a 61-year-old English player, is rated 1696. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700, and 62nd Hull Congress Under 1750. He had 3 career breaks: 39 months (2012–2015), 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1831 was reached at age 46 (Nov 2011).
Current rating
1696
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1831
−135 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 46
Nov 2011 · age 46
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#111,386
#111,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1570 → 1743
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1570 → returned at 1743
Feb 2023
100 career games
at age 58
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1643 → returned at 1593
Feb 2020
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Jul 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
1743 → 1696
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
8W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #353 | 1771 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #28 | 2294 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #10 | 2406 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #37 | 1636 | -21.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,763
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#78,064
in continent
World
#111,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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