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Buckell, David J

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FIDEFIDE 497177· Male· England· Born in 1948

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David J Buckell, a 78-year-old English player, is rated 1677 — just 30 short of his peak of 1707 (Mar 2024, age 76). He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 92nd Bristol Under 1800 Championship, 49th Nottingham Congress - Intermediate, and 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700.

Current rating

1677

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1707

−30 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 76

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#117,945

#117,945 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 78
Feb 2026
2024
44th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1707
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+203 Elo)
1504 → 1707
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1707
at age 76 · −30 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 75
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Samyuktha Vijayendra 1,735
49th Nottingham Congress - Intermediate · Apr 2026 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
+21
1656 → 1677
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
12/ 2548.0%
7W10D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
92nd Bristol Under 1800 Championship
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/2#422584-17.0
49th Nottingham Congress - Intermediate
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/2#302420-5.6
2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/3#182307+22.8
62nd Hull Congress Under 1750
Swiss
Sep 20252/4#191566-8.8
3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Intermediate
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/4#3—+30.4
Worst Elo result: 92nd Bristol Under 1800 Championship (-17.0 Elo, finished #42).

Rankings

/
England
#1,853
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#82,001
in continent
World
#117,940
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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