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Simpson, Derek
🇬🇧FIDE 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
Mar 2024 · age 80
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#114,673
#114,673 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1729 → 1687
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
2.5/ 1319.2%
0W5D8L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #68 | 1735 | -10.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #41 | — | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/4 | #50 | 1048 | -27.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,809
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#80,061
in continent
World
#114,669
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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