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Clayton, David C

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FIDEFIDE 432237· Male· England· Born in 1952

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David C Clayton, a 74-year-old English player, is rated 1628. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess March 2026, Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess Club Summer 2025 - July, and Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess Club Summer 2025 - June. He took a 34-month break between Jul 2019 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1670 was reached at age 72 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1628

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1670

−42 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#135,868

#135,868 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+200 Elo)
1470 → 1670
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1670
at age 72 · −42 from today
Mar 2024
2023
78th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1470
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1477 → returned at 1465
Jul 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David Lilwall 1,519
Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess Club Summer 2025 - June · Jun 2025 · +6.6 Elo
Evolution
-13
1641 → 1628
Tournaments
9
20 games
Score
12.5/ 2062.5%
10W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess March 2026
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/2#71752-14.4
Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess February 2026
Swiss
Feb 20262/2#22291+11.8
Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess January 2026
Swiss
Jan 20261/2#51469-8.8
Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess December 2025
Swiss
Dec 20251/1#22313+6.8
Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess November 2025
Swiss
Nov 20251/1#72256+5.4

Rankings

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England
#2,080
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#92,276
in continent
World
#135,860
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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