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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Avramidou,Anastasia | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 152 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Arabidze,M | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 153 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Kraczek,Cezary | Haydon,D | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 95 | Open |
| 154 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Horak,Martin | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 155 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Diaz Guerrero,Jesus Daniel | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 95 | Open |
| 156 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Haydon,D | Volovich,Vasily | Won: 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 157 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Haydon,D | Taher,Yoseph Theolifus | Lost: 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 158 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Haydon,D | Bulgak,Damir | Won: 1-0 | 66 | Open |
| 159 | 2026-04-23 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Haydon,D | Wartiovaara,Oliver | Lost: 0-1 | 80 | Open |
| 160 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Volkov,Nika | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 75 | Open |
| 161 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Haydon,D | Rossi,Max | Won: 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 162 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Haydon,D | Ohanyan,Emin | Won: 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 163 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Rusan,P | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 164 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Gholami Orimi,Mahdi | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 165 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Kocharin,Timur | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 166 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Haydon,D | To,N | Lost: 0-1 | 61 | Open |
| 167 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Davudov,Tunar | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 90 | Open |
| 168 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Novikov,E | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 73 | Open |
| 169 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Haydon,D | Ragger,M | Lost: 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 170 | 2026-02-26 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Haydon,D | Germanovs,Georgijs | Lost: 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 171 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Haydon,D | Brown,Akeem | Won: 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 172 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Sklokin,Sergey | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 68 | Open |
| 173 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Perez Gormaz,M | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 74 | Open |
| 174 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Haydon,D | Vrana,J | Won: 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 175 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Haydon,D | Rogov,Matfey | Lost: 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 176 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Haydon,D | Arnold,Ken | Won: 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 177 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Bluebaum,M | Haydon,D | Lost: 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 178 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Haydon,D | Ibarra Jerez,JC | Lost: 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 179 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Padurean,Daniel-Cristian | Haydon,D | Won: 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 180 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Kopczynski,M | Haydon,D | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 79 | Open |
| 181 | 2026-02-12 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Haydon,D | Rustamov,Rustam | Lost: 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 182 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | David L Haydon | Maksym Pankiv | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 88 | Open |
| 183 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Andres Gamez Matamoros | David L Haydon | Won: 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 184 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | David L Haydon | Markus Ragger | Lost: 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 185 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Kanishka Bhatia | David L Haydon | Won: 0-1 | 74 | Open |
| 186 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | James A Chirilov | David L Haydon | Lost: 1-0 | 97 | Open |
| 187 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | David L Haydon | Gor Asatryan | Won: 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 188 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | David L Haydon | Haik M. Martirosyan | Lost: 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 189 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Sanan Sjugirov | David L Haydon | Won: 0-1 | 72 | Open |
| 190 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | David L Haydon | Sina Movahed | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 99 | Open |
| 191 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | David L Haydon | Dashgyn Ibadov | Lost: 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 192 | 2026-01-29 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Roman Al Nosach | David L Haydon | Lost: 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 193 | 2026-01-22 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | David L Haydon | Timur Kocharin | Lost: 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 194 | 2026-01-22 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Dashgyn Ibadov | David L Haydon | Lost: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 195 | 2026-01-22 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Marek Karas | David L Haydon | Won: 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 196 | 2026-01-22 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | David L Haydon | Logan C Shafer | Won: 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 197 | 2026-01-22 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Stanislaw Korszanski | David L Haydon | Lost: 1-0 | 62 | Open |
| 198 | 2026-01-22 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | David L Haydon | Alexander Grischuk | Lost: 0-1 | 65 | Open |
| 199 | 2026-01-22 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | David L Haydon | Joaquin Castro Castro | Won: 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 200 | 2026-01-22 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Haik M. Martirosyan | David L Haydon | Lost: 1-0 | 77 | Open |
- vs Avramidou,AnastasiaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-04-23 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
- vs Arabidze,MWon · 0-1Black · 2026-04-23 · Round 102nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
- vs Kraczek,CezaryDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-04-23 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
- vs Horak,MartinWon · 0-1Black · 2026-04-23 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
- vs Diaz Guerrero,Jesus DanielLost · 1-0Black · 2026-04-23 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
- vs Volovich,VasilyWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-23 · Round 112nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
- vs Taher,Yoseph TheolifusLost · 0-1White · 2026-04-23 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
- vs Bulgak,DamirWon · 1-0White · 2026-04-23 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
- vs Wartiovaara,OliverLost · 0-1White · 2026-04-23 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 23rd Apr 2026
- vs Volkov,NikaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-02-26 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs Rossi,MaxWon · 1-0White · 2026-02-26 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs Ohanyan,EminWon · 1-0White · 2026-02-26 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs Rusan,PWon · 0-1Black · 2026-02-26 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs Gholami Orimi,MahdiLost · 1-0Black · 2026-02-26 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs Kocharin,TimurWon · 0-1Black · 2026-02-26 · Round 102nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs To,NLost · 0-1White · 2026-02-26 · Round 112nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs Davudov,TunarLost · 1-0Black · 2026-02-26 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs Novikov,EWon · 0-1Black · 2026-02-26 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs Ragger,MLost · 0-1White · 2026-02-26 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs Germanovs,GeorgijsLost · 0-1White · 2026-02-26 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 26th Feb 2026
- vs Brown,AkeemWon · 1-0White · 2026-02-12 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Sklokin,SergeyWon · 0-1Black · 2026-02-12 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Perez Gormaz,MWon · 0-1Black · 2026-02-12 · Round 112nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Vrana,JWon · 1-0White · 2026-02-12 · Round 102nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Rogov,MatfeyLost · 0-1White · 2026-02-12 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Arnold,KenWon · 1-0White · 2026-02-12 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Bluebaum,MLost · 1-0Black · 2026-02-12 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Ibarra Jerez,JCLost · 0-1White · 2026-02-12 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Padurean,Daniel-CristianWon · 0-1Black · 2026-02-12 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Kopczynski,MDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-02-12 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Rustamov,RustamLost · 0-1White · 2026-02-12 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
- vs Maksym PankivDraw · ½–½White · 2026-01-29 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs Andres Gamez MatamorosWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-29 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs Markus RaggerLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-29 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs Kanishka BhatiaWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-29 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs James A ChirilovLost · 1-0Black · 2026-01-29 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs Gor AsatryanWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-29 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs Haik M. MartirosyanLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-29 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs Sanan SjugirovWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-29 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs Sina MovahedDraw · ½–½White · 2026-01-29 · Round 12nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs Dashgyn IbadovLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-29 · Round 112nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs Roman Al NosachLost · 1-0Black · 2026-01-29 · Round 102nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
- vs Timur KocharinLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-22 · Round 92nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
- vs Dashgyn IbadovLost · 1-0Black · 2026-01-22 · Round 82nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
- vs Marek KarasWon · 0-1Black · 2026-01-22 · Round 72nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
- vs Logan C ShaferWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-22 · Round 62nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
- vs Stanislaw KorszanskiLost · 1-0Black · 2026-01-22 · Round 52nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
- vs Alexander GrischukLost · 0-1White · 2026-01-22 · Round 42nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
- vs Joaquin Castro CastroWon · 1-0White · 2026-01-22 · Round 32nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026
- vs Haik M. MartirosyanLost · 1-0Black · 2026-01-22 · Round 22nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 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 |