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Jones, Steve

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FIDEFIDE 1802216· Male· Wales· Born in 1957

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Steve Jones, a 69-year-old player, is rated 1760. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Open, 2026 Spring under 1850 Major, and 2025 South Wales Autumn Open. His peak of 1812 was reached at age 67 (May 2024).

Current rating

1760

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1812

−52 pts below
May 2024 · age 67

Activity

33

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#89,053

#89,053 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1673 → 1812
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 67
May 2024
All-time peak 1812
at age 67 · −52 from today
May 2024
2023
12th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1678
Dec 2023
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Nov 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Newport Major
perf 1870 (+114) · 3.5/5 · #6
Top opponent
vs Michael Binks 1,934
2025 South Wales International Open · Jul 2025 · +15.1 Elo
Evolution
+23
1737 → 1760
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
20/ 3655.6%
16W8D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#191685-16.2
2026 Spring under 1850 Major
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/4#12038+24.2
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20253/4#201815-3.8
2025 Newport Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/5#61870+18.6
2025 South Wales International Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/9#491759-0.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 Welsh Open (-16.2 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

/
Wales
#122
out of 269 players
Europe
#63,819
in continent
World
#89,052
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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9
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Europe
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8
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2
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7
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7
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89052🇬🇧Jones, Steve1,760