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Sheppard, Derek Alan

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FIDEFIDE 425974· Male· England· Born in 1950

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Derek Alan Sheppard, a 76-year-old English player, is rated 1795. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Dec 2013 and May 2015. Recent appearance: 62nd Hull Congress Open. His peak of 1831 was reached at age 67 (Feb 2017).

Current rating

1795

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1831

−36 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 67

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#77,970

#77,970 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
36th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1795
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1641 → 1812
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 74
Sep 2024
100 career games
at age 74
Feb 2024
2022
30th English 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1692
Apr 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
May 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mark AdamsCM 1,993
62nd Hull Congress Open · Sep 2025 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
-17
1812 → 1795
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
0.5/ 412.5%
0W1D3L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsMark AdamsCM1,993·62nd Hull Congress Open·R5·+5.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel Sullivan2,063·62nd Hull Congress Open·R3·-3.5
2.[L]vsNoah Bevis2,081·62nd Hull Congress Open·R2·-3.2
3.[L]vsStephen C V Prior2,082·62nd Hull Congress Open·R4·-3.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
62nd Hull Congress Open
Swiss
Sep 20250.5/4#361717-16.8
Worst Elo result: 62nd Hull Congress Open (-16.8 Elo, finished #36).

Rankings

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England
#1,244
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#56,387
in continent
World
#77,969
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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56387🇬🇧Sheppard, Derek Alan1,795
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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77969🇬🇧Sheppard, Derek Alan1,795