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Sipho, Donovan

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FIDEFIDE 451010· Male· England· Born in 1992

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Donovan Sipho, a 34-year-old English player, is rated 1776 — just 17 short of his peak of 1793 (May 2025, age 33). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Open, Southall FIDE Congress - 21, 22 February 2026 - U1900, and 2025 West Wales Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 Welsh Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 29-month break between Nov 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1776

Standard

Rpd1778·Blz1746

All-time high

1793

−17 pts below
May 2025 · age 33

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#83,832

#83,832 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1793
at age 33 · −17 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+165 Elo)
1622 → 1787
Feb 2025
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1638 → returned at 1640
Nov 2019
Crossed 1600
at age 27
May 2019
Crossed 1500
at age 27
May 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Welsh Open
perf 1833 (+57) · 4.5/6 · #16
Top opponent
vs Andrew Di-Vetta 1,789
2025 West Wales Open · Nov 2025 · +10.2 Elo
Evolution
-17
1793 → 1776
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
8W3D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMckenzie Archibald1,709·2026 Welsh Open·R5·-11.9
2.[L]vsEllison Smith1,724·2026 Welsh Open·R3·-11.5
3.[L]vsRoy Thomas1,748·2025 West Wales Open·R3·-10.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/6#161833-13.2
Southall FIDE Congress - 21, 22 February 2026 - U1900
Swiss
Feb 20263/4#101862+8.2
2025 West Wales Open
Swiss
Nov 20252/4#281816-12.2

Rankings

/
England
#1,356
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#60,318
in continent
World
#83,831
out of 400,000+

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