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Philpin, Les

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FIDEFIDE 1803760· Male· Wales· Born in 1956

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Les Philpin, a 70-year-old player, is rated 1812. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 23 months (2017–2019), 46 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2023–2024) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 West Wales Major. His peak of 1851 was reached at age 68 (May 2024); he also reached #75 nationally in Feb 2023.

Current rating

1812

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1851

−39 pts below
May 2024 · age 68

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#72,599

#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
10th 65-70 player nationally
at age 68 · rated 1851
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1731 → 1851
May 2024
All-time peak 1851
at age 68 · −39 from today
May 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1851 → returned at 1812
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1731 → returned at 1846
Mar 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stephen Williams 1,663
2025 West Wales Major · Nov 2025 · +11.9 Elo
Evolution
-39
1851 → 1812
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsStephen Williams1,663·2025 West Wales Major·R2·+11.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJamie Roberts1,751·2025 West Wales Major·R4·-23.5
2.[L]vsMartin C Jones1,783·2025 West Wales Major·R5·-21.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 West Wales Major
Swiss
Nov 20252/3#181852-39.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 West Wales Major (-39.2 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

/
Wales
#89
out of 275 players
Europe
#52,681
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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89🇬🇧Philpin, Les1,812
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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52681🇬🇧Philpin, Les1,812
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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72598🇬🇧Philpin, Les1,812