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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 appearances: 49th Nottingham Congress - Major and 17th Leyland Chess Congress - 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

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#101,477

#101,477 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sean Smithson 1,939
49th Nottingham Congress - Major · Apr 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
-50
1774 → 1724
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
1W5D3L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsSean Smithson1,939·49th Nottingham Congress - Major·R2·+5.5
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDavid Kilmartin1,485·17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major·R1·-16.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 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
Worst Elo result: 49th Nottingham Congress - Major (-33.4 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

/
England
#1,633
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#71,878
in continent
World
#101,475
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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2,512
10
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1633🇬🇧Blackburn, Jon1,724
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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71878🇬🇧Blackburn, Jon1,724
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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101475🇬🇧Blackburn, Jon1,724