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Blackburn, Jon

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FIDEFIDE 429228· Male· England· Born in 1955

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Jon Blackburn, a 71-year-old English player, is rated 1724. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017) and 60 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include 49th Nottingham Congress - Major, 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major, and 2025 Rhyl Major. His peak of 1851 was reached at age 61 (Apr 2016).

Current rating

1724

Standard

Rpd1847·Blz—

All-time high

1851

−127 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 61

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#101,331

#101,331 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
75th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1758
Apr 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1717 → 1827
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2022
72nd English 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1717
Dec 2022
2017
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 1773 → returned at 1717
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sean Smithson 1,939
49th Nottingham Congress - Major · Apr 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
-50
1774 → 1724
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
1W8D4L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsSean Smithson1,939·49th Nottingham Congress - Major·R2·+5.5
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDavid Kilmartin1,485·17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major·R1·-16.5
2.[L]vsMichael I Connor1,768·2025 Rhyl Major·R5·-10.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
49th Nottingham Congress - Major
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/4#501605-33.4
17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/1#332285-16.8
2025 Rhyl Major
Swiss
May 20251.5/3#141702-17.0
Worst Elo result: 49th Nottingham Congress - Major (-33.4 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

/
England
#1,633
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#71,743
in continent
World
#101,330
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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3
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4
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2,629
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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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
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1633🇬🇧Blackburn, Jon1,724
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
...
71743🇬🇧Blackburn, Jon1,724
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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101330🇬🇧Blackburn, Jon1,724