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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 4 career breaks: 19 months (2014–2015), 12 months (2016–2017), 15 months (2017–2019) and 71 months (2019–2025). 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

#44,461

#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
34th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1915
Jun 2026
2021
45th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1874
Aug 2021
2019
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1874 → returned at 1915
Sep 2019
2017
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1921 → returned at 1904
Sep 2017
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1911 → returned at 1921
Aug 2016
55th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1950
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

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

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
#725
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#32,789
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+

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