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Loyden, Gary
🇬🇧FIDE 474223· Male· England· Born in 1960
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Gary Loyden, a 66-year-old English player, is rated 1564. He has slipped back 111 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 1700, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen, and 1st Swindon Chess Congress - U1900. Also played 3 rapid events (including Witney Rapidplay 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 1675 was reached at age 65 (May 2025).
Current rating
1564
Standard
Rpd1570·Blz1672
All-time high
1675
−111 pts below
May 2025 · age 65
May 2025 · age 65
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#160,840
#160,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1675
at age 65 · −111 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1405 → 1643
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 64
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1400
at age 62
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-111
1675 → 1564
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
7.5/ 2135.7%
1W13D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 1707 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/6 | #30 | 1518 | -61.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #464 | 2377 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #48 | 1615 | -36.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#2,324
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#105,497
in continent
World
#160,823
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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