Format
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Emblem, Mark
🇬🇧FIDE 1801716· Male· Wales· Born in 1955
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Mark Emblem, a 71-year-old player, is rated 1559. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Newport Minor, 2025 Newport Major, and 2025 South Wales International Open. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2014), 21 months (2015–2017), 23 months (2017–2019) and 28 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1634 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2024); he also reached #88 nationally in May 2022.
Current rating
1559
Standard
Rpd1662·Blz—
All-time high
1634
−75 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#162,787
#162,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
12th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1559
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+235 Elo)
1390 → 1625
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1634
at age 69 · −75 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-66
1625 → 1559
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
1.5/ 1311.5%
1W1D11L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #31 | 787 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/3 | #60 | 901 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/7 | #70 | 1546 | -34.4 |
Rankings
/
Wales
#214
out of 275 players
Europe
#106,475
in continent
World
#162,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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