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May, Adam J
🇬🇧FIDE 1800710· Male· Wales· Born in 1966
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Adam J May, a 60-year-old player, is rated 1904. He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 WCPL Rd 3, 2025 West Wales Open, and 2025-26 Welsh Premier League Round 1. His peak of 1956 was reached at age 46 (May 2012); he also reached #35 nationally in May 2022.
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1956
−52 pts below
May 2012 · age 46
May 2012 · age 46
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,148
#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2022
Peak national rank: #35
at age 56 · rated 1941
May 2022
8th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1941
May 2022
2020
7th 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 1950
Oct 2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1950 → returned at 1941
Mar 2020
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1894 → 1956
Jan 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 52
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
1858 → 1904
Tournaments
6
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
8W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 0.5/1 | #17 | — | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #27 | 1925 | +2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2579 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 2013 | +20.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2733 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1871 | +2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRudy Van Kemenade
🇬🇧WLS·1921
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSam Jukes
🇬🇧WLS·1931
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsTim KettFM
🇬🇧WLS·2097
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAlan Young
🇬🇧WLS·1959
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRoy Thomas
🇬🇧WLS·1788
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
/
Wales
#56
out of 275 players
Europe
#34,738
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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