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JD
Jones, David
🇹🇹FIDE 7700075· Male· Trinidad and Tobago· Born in 1974
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David Jones, a 52-year-old player, is rated 1837. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearance: National Qualifier #1 (North) 2026. Also played 2 blitz events (including Paladins Blitz Open 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 51 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1961 was reached at age 39 (Sep 2013); he also reached #16 nationally in May 2015.
Competes for Trinidad and Tobago since Aug 2013.
Current rating
1837
Standard
Rpd1952·Blz1905
All-time high
1961
−124 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 39
Sep 2013 · age 39
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#65,163
#65,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1916
Apr 2025
2024
5th 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1908
Sep 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1847 → returned at 1916
Jan 2024
2019
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 1875 → returned at 1847
Sep 2019
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 1900
Jul 2019
2015
100 career games
at age 41
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
1886 → 1837
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #15 | 1741 | -33.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRyan HarperFM
🇹🇹TTO·2085
+0 −13 =3
16 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAndrew BowlesCM
🇹🇹TTO·1733
+9 −1 =5
15 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKevin CupidFM
🇹🇹TTO·2151
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsMario MerrittFM
🇹🇹TTO·2143
+0 −11 =0
11 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJoshua JohnsonFM
🇹🇹TTO·2220
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
/
Trinidad and Tobago
#27
out of 187 players
Americas
#7,347
in continent
World
#65,162
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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