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Howells, S Wyn

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FIDEFIDE 1800779· Male· Wales· Born in 1965

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S Wyn Howells, a 61-year-old player, is rated 1685. He has slipped back 65 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bolton Easter 2026 - Open, South Wales Winter Open, and Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000. He had 4 career breaks: 25 months (2009–2011), 21 months (2011–2013), 51 months (2015–2019) and 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1796 was reached at age 43 (Oct 2008, #64 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1685

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1796

−111 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 43

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#115,105

#115,105 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
20th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1724
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1626 → 1750
Dec 2024
2023
12th 55-60 player nationally
at age 58 · rated 1661
Sep 2023
2020
12th 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 1673
Aug 2020
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1673 → returned at 1661
Sep 2019
2015
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 1686 → returned at 1673
May 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alan Young 1,986
2025 Newport Open · Aug 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
-65
1750 → 1685
Tournaments
7
41 games
Score
9.5/ 4123.2%
4W16D21L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAashita Roychowdhury1,657·Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000·R2·+9.1
2.[W]vsMark Cooke1,643·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R3·+7.8
3.[W]vsArush Murthy1,599·2025 West Wales Open·R3·+6.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPeter Mari1,495·Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000·R1·-15.1
2.[L]vsArush Murthy1,572·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R1·-14.1
3.[L]vsSamidh Saxena1,589·Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000·R3·-12.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bolton Easter 2026 - Open
Swiss
Apr 20260.5/4#331624-4.0
South Wales Winter Open
Swiss
Jan 20261/5#311635-10.2
Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000
Swiss
Dec 20252.5/5#171613-24.8
2025 West Wales Open
Swiss
Nov 20251.5/4#201765+2.0
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#271667-12.0
Worst Elo result: Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000 (-24.8 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

/
Wales
#162
out of 269 players
Europe
#80,310
in continent
World
#115,101
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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