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JH
Jones, Huw
🇬🇧FIDE 1804065· Male· Wales· Born in 1956
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Huw Jones, a 70-year-old player, is rated 1747. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2015–2017), 19 months (2017–2019), 62 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 Welsh under 1850 League Rd 4. Also played 1 rapid event recently. His peak of 1783 was reached at age 68 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1747
Standard
Rpd1667·Blz1819
All-time high
1783
−36 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 68
Apr 2024 · age 68
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#93,554
#93,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1745 → returned at 1747
May 2025
2024
18th 65-70 player nationally
at age 68 · rated 1783
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1624 → 1783
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1783
at age 68 · −36 from today
Apr 2024
2019
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 1624 → returned at 1783
Jan 2019
2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1610 → returned at 1624
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1745 → 1747
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
1W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1778 | +2.0 |
Rankings
/
Wales
#125
out of 275 players
Europe
#66,768
in continent
World
#93,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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