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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

#83,904

#83,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

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
#1,341
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#60,389
in continent
World
#83,902
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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