FMDavid L Haydon
ENG Born 1988 Male
- FIDE ID
- 415405
About David L Haydon
David Haydon is a FIDE Master based in Grays, Essex, who also offers chess coaching; FIDE records his title in 2011. He has worked with International Master Miodrag Perunović, whose list of students includes Haydon. Show more
David Haydon is a FIDE Master based in Grays, Essex, who also offers chess coaching; FIDE records his title in 2011. He has worked with International Master Miodrag Perunović, whose list of students includes Haydon. In 2021 he won the open section of the Whittlesford Rapidplay with four points from five games. In 2024 he won the English Chess Federation's 24-hour online charity marathon for Ukraine, finishing ahead of Keith Arkell after winning 206 of his 240 games. He also won the New Year's Day blitz tournament in Sevenoaks in 2026, finishing a point clear of Peter Large and Qixiang Han.
FIDE ratings
Rapid
2342Published FIDE
Blitz
2302Published FIDE
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #3723
- National rank · ENG
- #54
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 2318 Jan 2026
- Recorded years
- 2006–2026
- Archived games
- 749
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
Rating history
ECF ratings
English rankingsECF code 253579J · Brentwood · Latest available list 2026-11-01
2400Standard
2401Rapid
2236Blitz
ECF rating history
Revised published ratings. Pre-July 2020 grades use a separate scale.
Published lists
| Date | Type | Scale | Original | Revised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | blitz | rating | 2236 | 2236 |
| 2026-11-01 | rapid | rating | 2401 | 2401 |
| 2026-11-01 | standard | rating | 2400 | 2400 |
| 2026-10-01 | blitz | rating | 2236 | 2236 |
| 2026-10-01 | rapid | rating | 2401 | 2401 |
| 2026-10-01 | standard | rating | 2398 | 2398 |
| 2026-09-01 | blitz | rating | 2271 | 2271 |
| 2026-09-01 | rapid | rating | 2395 | 2395 |
| 2026-09-01 | standard | rating | 2392 | 2392 |
| 2026-08-01 | blitz | rating | 2312 | 2312 |
| 2026-08-01 | rapid | rating | 2436 | 2436 |
| 2026-08-01 | standard | rating | 2392 | 2392 |
| 2026-07-01 | blitz | rating | 2312 | 2312 |
| 2026-07-01 | rapid | rating | 2436 | 2436 |
| 2026-07-01 | standard | rating | 2392 | 2392 |
| 2026-06-01 | blitz | rating | 2298 | 2298 |
| 2026-06-01 | rapid | rating | 2436 | 2436 |
| 2026-06-01 | standard | rating | 2386 | 2386 |
| 2026-05-01 | blitz | rating | 2298 | 2298 |
| 2026-05-01 | rapid | rating | 2436 | 2436 |
| 2026-05-01 | standard | rating | 2374 | 2374 |
| 2026-04-01 | blitz | rating | 2298 | 2298 |
| 2026-04-01 | rapid | rating | 2436 | 2436 |
| 2026-04-01 | standard | rating | 2377 | 2377 |
| 2026-03-01 | blitz | rating | 2298 | 2298 |
| 2026-03-01 | rapid | rating | 2436 | 2436 |
| 2026-03-01 | standard | rating | 2371 | 2371 |
| 2026-02-01 | blitz | rating | 2283 | 2283 |
| 2026-02-01 | rapid | rating | 2436 | 2436 |
| 2026-02-01 | standard | rating | 2373 | 2373 |
| 2026-01-01 | blitz | rating | 2285 | 2285 |
| 2026-01-01 | rapid | rating | 2436 | 2436 |
| 2026-01-01 | standard | rating | 2384 | 2384 |
| 2025-12-01 | blitz | rating | 2283 | 2283 |
| 2025-12-01 | rapid | rating | 2411 | 2411 |
| 2025-12-01 | standard | rating | 2373 | 2384 |
| 2025-11-01 | blitz | rating | 2290 | 2290 |
| 2025-11-01 | rapid | rating | 2411 | 2411 |
| 2025-11-01 | standard | rating | 2360 | 2360 |
| 2025-10-01 | blitz | rating | 2290 | 2290 |
| 2025-10-01 | rapid | rating | 2411 | 2411 |
| 2025-10-01 | standard | rating | 2355 | 2355 |
| 2025-09-01 | blitz | rating | 2299 | 2299 |
| 2025-09-01 | rapid | rating | 2404 | 2409 |
| 2025-09-01 | standard | rating | 2350 | 2350 |
| 2025-08-01 | blitz | rating | 2299 | 2299 |
| 2025-08-01 | rapid | rating | 2404 | 2404 |
| 2025-08-01 | standard | rating | 2350 | 2350 |
| 2025-07-01 | blitz | rating | 2299 | 2299 |
| 2025-07-01 | rapid | rating | 2404 | 2404 |
FIDE rating history
Published rating lists through Nov 2026.
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 2026-07-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Jul 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Alexander,Joshua | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 70 | Open |
| 102 | 2026-07-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Jul 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Gogolev,A | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 103 | 2026-07-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Jul 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Haydon,D | Lazavik,Denis | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 68 | Open |
| 104 | 2026-06-11 | 3rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Lai,Duc Minh | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 62 | Open |
| 105 | 2026-06-11 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Haydon,D | Bajaj,Prakhar | Won: 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 106 | 2026-06-11 | 3rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Haydon,D | Piesik,P | Won: 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 107 | 2026-06-11 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Keinanen,Toivo | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 72 | Open |
| 108 | 2026-06-11 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Haydon,D | Rasulov,Vu | Lost: 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 109 | 2026-06-11 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Mitrabha,G | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 110 | 2026-06-11 | 3rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Haydon,D | Schnaider,Ilan | Lost: 0-1 | 18 | Open |
| 111 | 2026-06-11 | 3rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Haydon,D | Achuthan,Aryan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 83 | Open |
| 112 | 2026-06-11 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Kulik,Nicolas | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 113 | 2026-06-11 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Haydon,D | Quesada Perez,Luis Ernesto | Lost: 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 114 | 2026-06-11 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Haydon,D | Schiszler,Emilia | Won: 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 115 | 2026-06-11 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Boutikos,Eleftherios | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 116 | 2026-06-11 | 3rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Taher,Yoseph Theolifus | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 117 | 2026-06-11 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 118 | 2026-06-11 | 3rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Quesada Perez,Luis Ernesto | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 119 | 2026-06-11 | 3rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Haydon,D | Yevchenko,A | Won: 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 120 | 2026-06-04 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Haydon,D | Martirosyan,Haik M. | Lost: 0-1 | 16 | Open |
| 121 | 2026-06-04 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Gut,Raphael | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 122 | 2026-06-04 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Haydon,D | Rustemov,A | Lost: 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 123 | 2026-06-04 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Haydon,D | Dupuis,Denis K | Won: 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 124 | 2026-06-04 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Haydon,D | Ocampos,I | Won: 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 125 | 2026-06-04 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Verkholantcev,Andrei | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 126 | 2026-06-04 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Daneshvar,Bardiya | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 127 | 2026-06-04 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Haydon,D | Bortnyk,Olexandr | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 75 | Open |
| 128 | 2026-06-04 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Amirinasab,Abolfazl | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 129 | 2026-05-28 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Yoo,Christopher Woojin | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 130 | 2026-05-28 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Fogo Esquivel,Levi Kalani Alexander | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 90 | Open |
| 131 | 2026-05-28 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Haydon,D | Bortnyk,Olexandr | Lost: 0-1 | 124 | Open |
| 132 | 2026-05-28 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Haydon,D | Malik,Maciej | Won: 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 133 | 2026-05-28 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Haydon,D | Asish Panda | Won: 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 134 | 2026-05-28 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Klukin,Kirill | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 65 | Open |
| 135 | 2026-05-28 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Haydon,D | Kawka,Milena | Won: 1-0 | 80 | Open |
| 136 | 2026-05-28 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Terry,R | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 74 | Open |
| 137 | 2026-05-28 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Haydon,D | Pasti,Zsombor | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 138 | 2026-05-28 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Chen,Yidong | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 81 | Open |
| 139 | 2026-04-30 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Haydon,D | Ashraf,Artin | Won: 1-0 | 78 | Open |
| 140 | 2026-04-30 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Haydon,D | Sitbon,Itay | Won: 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 141 | 2026-04-30 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Smail,Benedict | Haydon,D | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 61 | Open |
| 142 | 2026-04-30 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Haydon,D | Loftgaard,Mikkel Vinh | Won: 1-0 | 16 | Open |
| 143 | 2026-04-30 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Haydon,D | Martic,I SRB | Lost: 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 144 | 2026-04-30 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Smieszek,W | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 22 | Open |
| 145 | 2026-04-30 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Chirilov,James A | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 146 | 2026-04-30 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Haydon,D | Brown,Akeem | Won: 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 147 | 2026-04-30 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Bluebaum,M | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 148 | 2026-04-30 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Gharibyan,Mamikon | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 149 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Haydon,D | Harish,Neeraj | Won: 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 150 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Haydon,D | Kazantzoglou,Stefanos | Won: 1-0 | 43 | Open |
- vs Alexander,JoshuaLost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-23 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Jul 2026
- vs Gogolev,ALost · 1-0Black · 2026-07-23 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Jul 2026
- vs Lazavik,DenisDraw · ½–½White · 2026-07-23 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Jul 2026
- vs Lai,Duc MinhWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-11 · Round 63rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Bajaj,PrakharWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-11 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Piesik,PWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-11 · Round 43rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Keinanen,ToivoLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-11 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Rasulov,VuLost · 0-1White · 2026-06-11 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Mitrabha,GLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-11 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Schnaider,IlanLost · 0-1White · 2026-06-11 · Round 73rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Achuthan,AryanDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-11 · Round 33rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Kulik,NicolasWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-11 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Quesada Perez,Luis ErnestoLost · 0-1White · 2026-06-11 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Schiszler,EmiliaWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-11 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Boutikos,EleftheriosWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-11 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Taher,Yoseph TheolifusLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-11 · Round 23rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-11 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Quesada Perez,Luis ErnestoLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-11 · Round 53rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Yevchenko,AWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-11 · Round 13rd 3-0 Thu 11th Jun 2026
- vs Martirosyan,Haik M.Lost · 0-1White · 2026-06-04 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026
- vs Gut,RaphaelLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-04 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026
- vs Rustemov,ALost · 0-1White · 2026-06-04 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026
- vs Dupuis,Denis KWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-04 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026
- vs Ocampos,IWon · 1-0White · 2026-06-04 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026
- vs Verkholantcev,AndreiLost · 1-0Black · 2026-06-04 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026
- vs Daneshvar,BardiyaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-04 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026
- vs Bortnyk,OlexandrDraw · ½–½White · 2026-06-04 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026
- vs Amirinasab,AbolfazlWon · 0-1Black · 2026-06-04 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026
- vs Yoo,Christopher WoojinLost · 1-0Black · 2026-05-28 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026
- vs Fogo Esquivel,Levi Kalani AlexanderLost · 1-0Black · 2026-05-28 · Round 102nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026
- vs Bortnyk,OlexandrLost · 0-1White · 2026-05-28 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026
- vs Malik,MaciejWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-28 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026
- vs Asish PandaWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-28 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026
- vs Klukin,KirillWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-28 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026
- vs Kawka,MilenaWon · 1-0White · 2026-05-28 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026
- vs Terry,RLost · 1-0Black · 2026-05-28 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026
- vs Pasti,ZsomborDraw · ½–½White · 2026-05-28 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026
- vs Chen,YidongWon · 0-1Black · 2026-05-28 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 28th May 2026
- vs Ashraf,ArtinWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-30 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026
- vs Sitbon,ItayWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-30 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026
- vs Smail,BenedictDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-04-30 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026
- vs Loftgaard,Mikkel VinhWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-30 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026
- vs Martic,I SRBLost · 0-1White · 2026-04-30 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026
- vs Smieszek,WWon · 0-1Black · 2026-04-30 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026
- vs Chirilov,James ALost · 1-0Black · 2026-04-30 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026
- vs Brown,AkeemWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-30 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026
- vs Bluebaum,MLost · 1-0Black · 2026-04-30 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026
- vs Gharibyan,MamikonLost · 1-0Black · 2026-04-30 · Round 102nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026
- vs Harish,NeerajWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-23 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
- vs Kazantzoglou,StefanosWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-23 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 3rd Rated Open Blitz Tournament ECCC 2026 | Blitz | 1 |
| 2026-10-17 | 41st European Chess Club Cup - OPEN | Classical | 4 |
| 2026-10-10 | 2026-27 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2 | Classical | 1 |
| 2026-09-13 | 2026 UK Open Blitz: London 2 (Hampton) Qualifier | Blitz | 10 |
| 2026-09-06 | 2026 UK Open Blitz: London 1 (Harrow) Qualifier | Blitz | 10 |