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Binham, Timothy F.
IM🇫🇮FIDE 500151· Male· Finland· Born in 1956
Timothy F. Binham, a 70-year-old Finnish player. currently rated 2208 in Standard, career peak of 2345 (Jul 2004). He took a 19-month break between Mar 2020 and Nov 2021.
Current rating
2208
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2187
All-time high
2345
−137 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 48
Jul 2004 · age 48
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#56
in Finland · of 745
Career timeline
11 entries2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2279 → returned at 2279
Mar 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+24 Elo)
2266 → 2290
Dec 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 58
Oct 2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 58
Apr 2014
2005
Peak Finnish rank: #19
at age 49 · rated 2345
Apr 2005
2004
All-time peak 2345
at age 48 · −137 from today
Jul 2004
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-45
2253 → 2208
Score
10.5/ 2247.7%
8W5D9L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Finland
#56
out of 807 players
Europe
#5,778
in continent
World
#7,738
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Finland
Europe
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-18Scrape games
22 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STDFinnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15Elo 2208
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fTopi-Hulmi, TeemuFIN | 2198 | 0 | -5.3 | ♚ |
| fVerkasalo, TommiMLT | 2167 | 0 | -5.7 | ♚ |
2026-03STDFinnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13Elo 2219
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laihonen, PetteriFIN | 2219 | 1 | +5 | ♔ |
| cNissinen, Niilo ManHKG | 2159 | 0 | -5.8 | ♔ |
2026-02STDFinnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11Elo 2220
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fSalonen, AkuFIN | 2243 | 0 | -4.7 | ♔ |
| Kurkijarvi, MikkoFIN | 2036 | 1 | +2.6 | ♚ |
2025-12STDFinnish championship league 2025-2026 6-7Elo 2222
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hynninen, JuhaFIN | 2222 | 1 | +5 | ♔ |
| fWartiovaara, OliverFIN | 2295 | 0 | -4 | ♚ |
2025-12STDWorld Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65Elo 2222
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fVan Hoolandt, PatrickMNC | 1988 | 1 | +2 | ♚ |
| De La Plaza Gras, JordiESP | 2002 | 1 | +2.2 | ♔ |
| Unander, MattsSWE | 1924 | 1 | +1.4 | ♚ |
| Kierzek, Matthias, Dr.GER | 2109 | 1 | +3.4 | ♚ |
| mDovzhenko, ViktorUKR | 2030 | 1 | +2.5 | ♔ |
| mKalegin, EvgenijFID | 2285 | 0 | -4.2 | ♔ |
| gOrtega, LexyITA | 2333 | ½ | +1.4 | ♔ |
| mBirnboim, NathanISR | 2308 | 0 | -3.9 | ♚ |
| fSokolowski, RyszardPOL | 2058 | ½ | -2.2 | ♔ |
| Gosch, ManfredSUI | 1989 | ½ | -3 | ♚ |
| fMarkzon, GregoryUSA | 2079 | ½ | -2 | ♚ |
2025-11STDFinnish championship league 2025-2026 4-5Elo 2223
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fHartikainen, MarkkuFIN | 2281 | 0 | -4.3 | ♔ |
2025-10STDFinnish championship league 2025-2026 Round 1-3Elo 2227
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaakkola, NiklasFIN | 2143 | 0 | -6.2 | ♚ |
| fKauko, JussiFIN | 2231 | ½ | 0 | ♚ |