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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 1648. He has slipped back 102 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈6/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

1648

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1796

−148 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 43

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#128,945

#128,945 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 61
Jun 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

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alan Young 1,986
2025 Newport Open · Aug 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
-102
1750 → 1648
Tournaments
9
47 games
Score
13.5/ 4728.7%
4W19D24L
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

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
56th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860)
Swiss
May 20261.5/6#431421-28.6
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S50
Team
Apr 20262.5/8#1481724-8.2
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
2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50)
Swiss
Sep 20250.5/3#131575-12.8
2025 Newport Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/4#311732-2.8
Worst Elo result: 56th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860) (-28.6 Elo, finished #43).

Rankings

/
Wales
#177
out of 275 players
Europe
#88,416
in continent
World
#128,939
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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