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Shaddick, John
🇬🇧FIDE 432261· Male· England· Born in 1946
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John Shaddick, a 80-year-old English player, is rated 1727 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U1700), 2025 British Championship: AM Under 1600, and 1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U1900. He had 2 career breaks: 58 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1727
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1727
at best
Oct 2025 · age 79
Oct 2025 · age 79
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#100,434
#100,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
49th English 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1727
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1727
at age 79
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+235 Elo)
1465 → 1700
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 77
Aug 2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1500 → returned at 1689
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1700 → 1727
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
9/ 1752.9%
6W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #9 | 2507 | +24.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #7 | 2321 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #21 | 1749 | -11.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,609
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#71,191
in continent
World
#100,432
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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