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Simpson, Derek

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FIDEFIDE 426482· Male· England· Born in 1944

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Derek Simpson, a 82-year-old English player, is rated 1687. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major, 57th Torbay Chess Congress - Open, and Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2014–2016) and 48 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1773 was reached at age 80 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1687

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1773

−86 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 80

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#114,401

#114,401 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
20th English 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1729
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1632 → 1773
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1773
at age 80 · −86 from today
Mar 2024
2020
17th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1632
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1632 → returned at 1621
Nov 2019
100 career games
at age 75
Jan 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Samidh Saxena 1,858
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major · Feb 2026 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-42
1729 → 1687
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
2.5/ 1319.2%
0W5D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/3#681735-10.8
57th Torbay Chess Congress - Open
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/4#41—-3.0
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers
Open Swiss
Oct 20250/4#501048-27.6
Worst Elo result: Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers (-27.6 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

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England
#1,802
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#79,869
in continent
World
#114,398
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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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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9
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2,514
10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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79869🇬🇧Simpson, Derek1,687
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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114398🇬🇧Simpson, Derek1,687