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Bullen, Alex
CM🇬🇧FIDE 1801627· Male· Wales· Born in 1994
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Alex Bullen, a 32-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2078 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Championship, 92nd Bristol Over 1799 Championship, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8. His peak of 2186 was reached at age 30 (May 2024); he also reached #9 nationally in Dec 2023 and spent 19 months in top 10.
Awarded CM in 2018 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #1, #3 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd1997·Blz2042
All-time high
2186
−108 pts below
May 2024 · age 30
May 2024 · age 30
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,535 · players worldwide · of 218,279
19 months in National top 10 (2023–2025)
19 months in National top 10 (2023–2025)
Career timeline
23 entries2025
19 months in national top 10
longest streak 19 months · since Nov 2023
May 2025
2024
All-time peak 2186
at age 30 · −108 from today
May 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #9
at age 29 · rated 2139
Dec 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
2114 → 2078
Tournaments
12
59 games
Score
36/ 5961.0%
28W17D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #47 | 2195 | +7.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 2256 | +42.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 1932 | -20.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #80 | 1325 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2027 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #14 | 1934 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #51 | 1968 | -31.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | — | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #32 | 2141 | +1.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2107 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRudy Van Kemenade
🇬🇧WLS·1921
+8 −8 =1
17 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsGrzegorz ToczekFM
🇬🇧WLS·2179
+3 −6 =7
16 games·last met May 2025
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vsJoe Fathallah
🇬🇧WLS·1982
+4 −5 =6
15 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsSam Jukes
🇬🇧WLS·1931
+13 −1 =1
15 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsAllan J Pleasants
🇬🇧WLS·2003
+2 −5 =7
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Wales
#14
out of 275 players
Europe
#12,784
in continent
World
#17,535
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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