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Merrifield, Peter
🇬🇧INACTIVEFIDE 1802410· Male· Wales· Born in 1953
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Peter Merrifield, a 73-year-old player. He has held steady between 1400 and 1450 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - January 2026 and Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess October 2025. His peak of 1441 was reached at age 71 (Mar 2024); he also reached #68 nationally in Apr 2022.
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1500·Blz—
All-time high
1441
−1441 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71
Mar 2024 · age 71
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#242
Wales
Career timeline
11 entries2024
13th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1436
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+367 Elo)
1069 → 1436
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 71
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 71
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1441
at age 71 · −31 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak national rank: #68
at age 69 · rated 1092
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
21 games
Score
5/ 2123.8%
2W6D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #9 | 698 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1453 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #56 | 1298 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #35 | 990 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/4 | #44 | 1237 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #8 | 1460 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #43 | 2349 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #3 | 1496 | +4.2 |
Rankings
/
Wales
#242
out of 275 players
Europe
#127,785
in continent
World
#213,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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