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Merryston, David Scanny

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FIDEFIDE 5010268· Male· India· Born in 1975

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David Scanny Merryston, a 51-year-old Indian player, is rated 1665. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament and KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below). Also played 1 rapid event (including 1st Masters Cup International Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2009), 13 months (2011–2013), 18 months (2013–2015), 27 months (2015–2017) and 13 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2090 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2009).

Current rating

1665

Standard

Rpd1765·Blz1793

All-time high

2090

−425 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 34

Activity

55

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#122,221

#122,221 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
89th Indian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1665
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+210 Elo)
1572 → 1782
Oct 2024
2022
17th Indian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1747
Apr 2022
2020
35th Indian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1813
Sep 2020
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1843 → returned at 1844
Mar 2018
2015
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1890 → returned at 1855
Jun 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vipin Vijayan 1,533
KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below) · Jul 2025 · +6.3 Elo
Evolution
-47
1712 → 1665
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
6W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The 3rd Xaverian International FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/3#2041880-5.0
KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below)
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#861517-45.4
Worst Elo result: KCA's International Chess Festival God's Own Country's 1st GM International Open-C (1800 and Below) (-45.4 Elo, finished #86).

Rankings

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India
#3,793
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,546
in continent
World
#122,216
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2
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