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Thomas, Mark
🇬🇧FIDE 1801791· Male· Wales· Born in 1955
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Mark Thomas, a 71-year-old player, is rated 1854. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 15 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Open, 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Major, and 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Major U1975. He took a 123-month break between Jan 2012 and May 2022. His peak of 1970 was reached at age 56 (May 2011); he also reached #53 nationally in May 2022.
Current rating
1854
Standard
Rpd1929·Blz—
All-time high
1970
−116 pts below
May 2011 · age 56
May 2011 · age 56
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,289
#60,289 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
5th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1884
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 70
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1724 → 1912
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2022
Peak national rank: #53
at age 67 · rated 1856
May 2022
5th 65-70 player nationally
at age 67 · rated 1856
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
1876 → 1854
Tournaments
8
48 games
Score
27.5/ 4857.3%
23W9D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/3 | #25 | 2563 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #11 | 1764 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #6 | 2139 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 1843 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 1962 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #6 | 2018 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #22 | 1860 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #26 | 1926 | +8.4 |
Rankings
/
Wales
#69
out of 275 players
Europe
#44,140
in continent
World
#60,288
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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