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Darling, Tom
🇬🇧FIDE 445843· Male· England· Born in 1978
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Tom Darling, a 48-year-old English player, is rated 1851 — just 22 short of his peak of 1873 (Mar 2024, age 46). He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Coventry Open Under 2000 and 2025 Leamington Open Under 2000. He took a 90-month break between Sep 2015 and Apr 2023.
Current rating
1851
Standard
Rpd1784·Blz1868
All-time high
1873
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46
Mar 2024 · age 46
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#61,078
#61,078 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Mar 2026
2024
43rd English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1873
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1739 → 1873
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1873
at age 46 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2023
54th English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1789
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+51
1800 → 1851
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
4W5D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | — | +50.8 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/5 | #7 | — | -26.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#976
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#44,659
in continent
World
#61,078
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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