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Owen, Garth I
CM🇬🇬FIDE 10700382· Male· Guernsey· Born in 1988
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Garth I Owen, a 38-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1780. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, 9th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship, and 49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament. Also played 2 blitz events (including ESNA Cyprus Blitz 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1840 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2024, #6 nationally at the time); he has been in top 10 for 51 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 36).
Current rating
1780
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1688
All-time high
1840
−60 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 36
Oct 2024 · age 36
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#82,627
#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 10 since Nov 2018
National top 10 since Nov 2018
Career timeline
12 entries2026
51 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 51 months · since Nov 2018
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Aug 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #6
at age 36 · rated 1840
Oct 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 36
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1724 → 1840
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1840
at age 36 · −60 from today
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-60
1840 → 1780
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
12/ 3138.7%
9W6D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsNigel W Dennis1,793·49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament·R3·-10.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/9 | #224 | 1723 | -21.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/7 | #47 | 1645 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1860 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #50 | 1763 | -32.8 |
Rankings
/
Guernsey
#10
out of 16 players
Europe
#59,534
in continent
World
#82,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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