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Sparkes, Daniel A

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FIDEFIDE 471011· Male· England· Born in 1975

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Daniel A Sparkes, a 51-year-old English player, is rated 1979 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 104 months (2013–2022) and 21 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6 and 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4.

Current rating

1979

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1979

at best
Jun 2026 · age 51

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#30,971

#30,971 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
29th English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1979
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1979
at age 51
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1967 → returned at 1956
Apr 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Mar 2023
23rd English 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1977
Feb 2023
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
1945 → 1977
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andrew C Wainwright 1,972
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +9.8 Elo
Evolution
+12
1967 → 1979
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261.5/2#572025+3.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261/1#532772+10.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#62578+10.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#1361750-11.4
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
England
#497
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#22,896
in continent
World
#30,970
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
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3
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4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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22896🇬🇧Sparkes, Daniel A1,979
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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30970🇬🇧Sparkes, Daniel A1,979