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Thomas, Kevin

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FIDEFIDE 1800647· Male· Wales· Born in 1960

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Kevin Thomas, a 66-year-old player, is rated 1739 — just 29 short of his peak of 1768 (Jun 2025, age 65). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 9 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring under 1850 Major, The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship, and South Wales Winter Major.

Current rating

1739

Standard

Rpd1771·Blz1754

All-time high

1768

−29 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 65

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#96,378

#96,378 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
25th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1739
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Apr 2026
2025
21st 60-65 player nationally
at age 65 · rated 1768
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
1719 → 1768
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1768
at age 65 · −29 from today
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Apr 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs John S Garnett 1,905
62nd Hull Congress Under 2000 · Sep 2025 · +9.8 Elo
Evolution
-29
1768 → 1739
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
14.5/ 2655.8%
12W5D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsThomas Mitchell1,850·2025 West Wales Major·R1·+26.3
2.[W]vsJordan Heatman1,811·2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2·R2·+23.9
3.[W]vsTimur Ramzan1,658·South Wales Winter Major·R4·+15.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLucas Zheng1,663·2025 West Wales Major·R3·-24.2
2.[L]vsJoe O Hanlon1,692·The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship·R4·-22.9
3.[L]vs?1,723·2025 West Wales Major·R5·-20.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Spring under 1850 Major
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#51717-4.8
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship
Swiss
Jan 20263/3#202458+7.2
South Wales Winter Major
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/3#112338+18.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#1201566-18.4
2025 West Wales Major
Swiss
Nov 20252.5/3#112015-6.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20252/1#822611+25.2
62nd Hull Congress Under 2000
Swiss
Sep 20250.5/4#411536-50.4
Worst Elo result: 62nd Hull Congress Under 2000 (-50.4 Elo, finished #41).

Rankings

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Wales
#131
out of 275 players
Europe
#68,622
in continent
World
#96,376
out of 400,000+

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