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Blackwood, Ryan
🇰🇾FIDE 7400640· Male· Cayman Islands· Born in 1985
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Ryan Blackwood, a 41-year-old player, is rated 1952 — just 26 short of his peak of 1978 (Apr 2014, age 29). He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CICF Absolute Classical National Championship 2026, Cayman Chess Classic 2025 OPEN SECTION, and CICF AUTUMN CONGRESS 2025 OPEN. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2009–2011), 14 months (2013–2014), 12 months (2014–2015), 16 months (2017–2018) and 55 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). He reached #1 nationally in Nov 2009 and has been #1 for 129 months and counting (10 consecutive years on his current run).
Competes for Cayman Islands since Jun 2023.
Current rating
1952
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz1924
All-time high
1978
−26 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 29
Apr 2014 · age 29
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,261
#36,261 · players worldwide · of 216,808
#1 nationally since Oct 2025
#1 nationally since Oct 2025
Career timeline
16 entries2026
129 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 121 months · since Nov 2009
May 2026
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1952
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 40
Oct 2025
2023
Switched federation: JAM → CAY
at age 38
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1941 → returned at 1956
Mar 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
1924 → 1965
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1925 → 1952
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
14.5/ 2072.5%
12W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 1959 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #13 | 2048 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2011 | +7.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsShreyas SmithFM
🇯🇲JAM·2272
+6 −13 =0
19 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsChristopher YoungCM
🇰🇾CAY·1801
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsShaun M TraceyCM
🇰🇾CAY·1722
+6 −3 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNathan HindsCM
🇯🇲JAM·1957
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsDez Graham
🇰🇾CAY·1703
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Cayman Islands
#1
out of 50 players
Americas
#3,911
in continent
World
#36,261
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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