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Binham, Timothy F.
IM🇫🇮FIDE 500151· Male· Finland· Born in 1956
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Timothy F. Binham, a 70-year-old Finnish International Master, is rated 2213 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11. His peak of 2345 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2004); he also reached Finnish #19 in Apr 2005.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 45).
Current rating
2213
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2187
All-time high
2345
−132 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 48
Jul 2004 · age 48
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,485 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2023
63rd 65-70 player worldwide
at age 67 · rated 2280
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2279 → returned at 2279
Mar 2020
2018
1st Finnish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2290
Dec 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 58
Oct 2014
100 career games
at age 58
Jul 2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 58
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
2253 → 2213
Tournaments
9
37 games
Score
19.5/ 3752.7%
14W11D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #78 | 2256 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #94 | 1387 | -11.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 2185 | -0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2149 | -2.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #26 | 2267 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/11 | #34 | 2198 | -2.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #103 | 1481 | -4.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #59 | 1996 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #42 | 2030 | -19.5 |
Rankings
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Finland
#53
out of 813 players
Europe
#5,208
in continent
World
#7,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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