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Freeland, Alex
🇬🇧FIDE 1802062· Male· Wales· Born in 1995
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Alex Freeland, a 31-year-old player, is rated 2100 — his current career high and ranked 11th among WLS players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - Open, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including Birmingham FIDE Rapid 15 plus 5 - 4 October - Open) and 1 blitz events (including Birmingham FIDE Blitz 3 plus 2 - 4 October) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jan 2018 and Feb 2019. He reached #11 nationally in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2100
Standard
Rpd1984·Blz1949
All-time high
2100
at best
Jun 2026 · age 31
Jun 2026 · age 31
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · WLS players · of 244
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak national rank: #11
at age 31 · rated 2100
Jun 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 31
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2100
at age 31
Jun 2026
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 27
May 2022
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2036 → returned at 2043
Jan 2018
2017
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+54
2046 → 2100
Tournaments
6
23 games
Score
14.5/ 2363.0%
11W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 3/3 | #4 | 2811 | +26.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | 2105 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2391 | +32.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2125 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2026 | +1.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/7 | #515 | 1991 | -12.2 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Wales
#11
out of 275 players
Europe
#11,209
in continent
World
#15,434
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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