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Faldon, David J

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FIDEFIDE 426016· Male· England· Born in 1955

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David J Faldon, a 71-year-old English player, is rated 1915. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 19 months (2014–2015), 12 months (2016–2017), 15 months (2017–2019), 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 53rd Balderton Thanet Open. His peak of 1971 was reached at age 60 (Sep 2015).

Current rating

1915

Standard

Rpd1864·Blz—

All-time high

1971

−56 pts below
Sep 2015 · age 60

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#44,552

#44,552 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
32nd English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1915
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1874 → 1924
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1924 → returned at 1915
Mar 2024
2021
45th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1874
Aug 2021
2019
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 1874 → returned at 1924
Sep 2019
2017
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1921 → returned at 1904
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sharvari Saharkar 1,587
53rd Balderton Thanet Open · Aug 2025 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-9
1924 → 1915
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsSharvari Saharkar1,587·53rd Balderton Thanet Open·R4·+2.6
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsZoe VarneyWFM2,070·53rd Balderton Thanet Open·R3·-5.8
2.[L]vsSalih Zeydan2,079·53rd Balderton Thanet Open·R2·-5.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
53rd Balderton Thanet Open
Swiss
Aug 20252/3#192032-9.4

Rankings

/
England
#726
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#32,841
in continent
World
#44,552
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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2
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