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Young, Alan
🇬🇧FIDE 1801309· Male· Wales· Born in 1965
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Alan Young, a 61-year-old player, is rated 1959. He has fluctuated between 1951 and 2012 over the past 2 years. 33 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Championship, 2026 WCPL Rd 3, and South Wales Winter Open. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2006 and Oct 2007. His peak of 2095 was reached at age 57 (Oct 2022); he also reached #12 nationally in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1959
Standard
Rpd2074·Blz—
All-time high
2095
−136 pts below
Oct 2022 · age 57
Oct 2022 · age 57
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34,834
#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
4th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 2012
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
May 2024
2022
All-time peak 2095
at age 57 · −136 from today
Oct 2022
Peak national rank: #12
at age 57 · rated 2088
Apr 2022
3rd 55-60 player nationally
at age 57 · rated 2088
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1986 → 1959
Tournaments
9
33 games
Score
18.5/ 3356.1%
15W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #19 | 1908 | -12.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 0/3 | #81 | 1205 | -29.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #12 | 1943 | -12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2664 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2075 | +8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2761 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2650 | +37.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1934 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #27 | 1719 | -35.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTim KettFM
🇬🇧WLS·2097
+4 −2 =5
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJoe Fathallah
🇬🇧WLS·1982
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRudy Van Kemenade
🇬🇧WLS·1921
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAllan J Pleasants
🇬🇧WLS·2003
+0 −2 =7
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsSven P. ZeidlerFM
🇬🇧WLS·2169
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Wales
#38
out of 275 players
Europe
#25,752
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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