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Denford, Les
🇬🇧FIDE 451410· Male· England· Born in 1947
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Les Denford, a 79-year-old English player, is rated 1618 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +157 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - April 2026, Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess March 2026, and 2026 Isle of Wight Weekend Under 1600. He took a 27-month break between Jan 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1618
Standard
Rpd1529·Blz1423
All-time high
1618
at best
May 2026 · age 79
May 2026 · age 79
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#139,509
#139,509 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1618
at age 79
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 79
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 79
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+362 Elo)
1097 → 1459
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 77
Mar 2024
2023
53rd English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1114
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+167
1451 → 1618
Tournaments
25
73 games
Score
30.5/ 7341.8%
29W5D39L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsSiddhartha Shankar Srivastava1,549·Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - March 2026·R4·-23.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 20| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 1649 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #2 | 2374 | +43.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 1698 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #25 | — | -16.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2329 | +45.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#2,112
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#94,296
in continent
World
#139,500
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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