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Rees, Ioan

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FIDEFIDE 1801236· Male· Wales· Born in 1988

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Ioan Rees, a 38-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2267 and ranked 2nd among WLS players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2013–2016) and 43 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2339 was reached at age 21 (Jul 2009); he also reached #2 nationally in Oct 2025 and has been in top 3 for 41 months and counting.

Awarded FM in 2009 (age 21) and CM in 2005 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2267

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2270

All-time high

2339

−72 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 21

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#2

#2 · WLS players · of 244
National top 3 since Dec 2024

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
41 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 18 months · since Dec 2018
May 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #2
at age 37 · rated 2285
Oct 2025
2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 2269 → returned at 2287
Jun 2019
2013
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2242 → returned at 2255
Nov 2013
2009
All-time peak 2339
at age 21 · −72 from today
Jul 2009
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
Jan 2009

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Maciej CzoporIM 2,434
8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - IM Invitational · Aug 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-13
2280 → 2267
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
5W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#62881+11.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#602126-7.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20250/2#921445-22.2
8th Northumbria Masters Chess Congress - IM Invitational
Round-Robin
Aug 20254.5/9#52301+5.2
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2 (-22.2 Elo, finished #92).

Rankings

/
Wales
#2
out of 269 players
Europe
#3,501
in continent
World
#5,182
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Wales
1
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4
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5
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6
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2,176
7
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2,171
8
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2,159
9
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2,156
10
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2,137
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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