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Penny, Liam

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FIDEFIDE 1803956· Male· Wales· Born in 1952

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Liam Penny, a 74-year-old player, is rated 1783. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: South Wales Winter Major and 2025 South Wales Autumn Open. His peak of 1863 was reached at age 72 (Jun 2024); he also reached #66 nationally in Oct 2022.

Current rating

1783

Standard

Rpd1819·Blz1809

All-time high

1863

−80 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 72

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#81,600

#81,600 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 74
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1737 → 1863
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1863
at age 72 · −80 from today
Jun 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1863 → returned at 1793
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
7th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1798
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Chris Peters 1,672
South Wales Winter Major · Jan 2026 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
-80
1863 → 1783
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W4D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsCarter Knight1,663·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R1·+12.8
2.[W]vsChris Peters1,672·South Wales Winter Major·R5·+6.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsNaveen Daniel George1,650·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R2·-27.8
2.[L]vsGovind Anandkumar1,676·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R4·-26.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
South Wales Winter Major
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#91742-10.0
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/3#511668-70.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 South Wales Autumn Open (-70.0 Elo, finished #51).

Rankings

/
Wales
#104
out of 269 players
Europe
#58,789
in continent
World
#81,599
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
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