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Blackmore, Simon

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FIDEFIDE 1803808· Male· Wales· Born in 1973

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Simon Blackmore, a 53-year-old player, is rated 1710. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Welsh Open and 2026 Spring under 1850 Major. He had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2015–2019) and 40 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1785 was reached at age 41 (Nov 2014).

Current rating

1710

Standard

Rpd1835·Blz1739

All-time high

1785

−75 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 41

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#106,075

#106,075 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1571 → 1727
May 2024
12th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1749
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 51
Mar 2024
2023
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1571
Aug 2023
2019
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1599 → returned at 1571
Dec 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Derek Jones 1,926
2026 Welsh Open · Apr 2026 · +15.5 Elo
Evolution
-6
1716 → 1710
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
5W1D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDerek Jones1,926·2026 Welsh Open·R2·+15.5
2.[W]vsSteve Jones1,776·2026 Welsh Open·R5·+11.9
3.[W]vsBenjamin James Richards1,652·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R3·+8.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJai Hrithvik Adithya Are1,454·2026 Welsh Open·R7·-16.3
2.[L]vsEllis Tudor Jones1,511·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R1·-15.1
3.[L]vsStephen Williams1,660·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R4·-11.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#171719+2.0
2026 Spring under 1850 Major
Swiss
Mar 20262/4#81614-8.0

Rankings

/
Wales
#150
out of 269 players
Europe
#74,751
in continent
World
#106,073
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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150🇬🇧Blackmore, Simon1,710
Europe
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