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Clayton, David C
🇬🇧FIDE 432237· Male· England· Born in 1952
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David C Clayton, a 74-year-old English player, is rated 1630. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 20 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
1630
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1670
−40 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#135,699
#135,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
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 · −40 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1643 → 1630
Tournaments
8
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
12W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1666 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 1752 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2291 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1469 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2313 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2256 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #4 | 2263 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #9 | 679 | -14.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBrian Allan
🇬🇧SCO·1621
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met May 2019
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vsDavid J Howes
🇬🇧ENG·1563
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBarry S Miles
🇬🇧ENG
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsSteve Sonnis
🇬🇧ENG·1756
+0 −3 =7
10 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsMichael Woolley
🇬🇧ENG·1473
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
England
#2,092
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#92,166
in continent
World
#135,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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