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Smith, Steve

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FIDEFIDE 1802119· Male· Wales· Born in 1984

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Steve Smith, a 42-year-old player, is rated 1874 — just 18 short of his peak of 1892 (Mar 2024, age 40). He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2016–2017) and 12 months (2023–2024). He reached #46 nationally in Apr 2022.

Current rating

1874

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1856

All-time high

1892

−18 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 40

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#54,766

#54,766 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
5th 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 1874
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1792 → 1892
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1892
at age 40 · −18 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 39
May 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1820 → returned at 1882
May 2023
2022
Peak national rank: #46
at age 38 · rated 1808
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sean J. MurphyFM 2,100
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8 · Mar 2026 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
+24
1850 → 1874
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
5W6D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261.5/3#552028+12.6
Reykjavik Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/6#2891833-1.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#242227+19.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#462036+8.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260/2#1641096-17.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20251/2#801848-0.2
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4 (-17.4 Elo, finished #164).

Rankings

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Wales
#66
out of 275 players
Europe
#40,208
in continent
World
#54,765
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
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7
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9
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World
1
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2
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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