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Daly, Grant
🇬🇧FIDE 448087· Male· England· Born in 1961
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Grant Daly, a 65-year-old English player, is rated 1686 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 92nd Bristol Under 1800 Championship, 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Extra Games, and 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 1700. Also played 2 rapid events (including 4th Stoke Gifford Rapidplay inc. 3rd Bristol League Rapidplay Championship - Major) recently. He took a 31-month break between Jan 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1686
Standard
Rpd1644·Blz1702
All-time high
1686
at best
Jun 2026 · age 65
Jun 2026 · age 65
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,041
#115,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1686
at age 65
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1422 → 1672
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1494 → returned at 1443
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
1651 → 1686
Tournaments
8
37 games
Score
19.5/ 3752.7%
16W7D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #31 | 2073 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #12 | 2584 | +14.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | — | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 1717 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 2465 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #6 | 1731 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #54 | 1709 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/2 | #46 | 2443 | +9.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
England
#1,813
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#80,282
in continent
World
#115,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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