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Cooke, Mark

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FIDEFIDE 1804812· Male· Wales· Born in 1962

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Mark Cooke, a 64-year-old player, is rated 1609. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include South Wales Winter Major, 2025 South Wales Autumn Open, and 2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50). He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2017–2019), 12 months (2019–2020), 41 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1657 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024); he also reached #68 nationally in Mar 2022.

Current rating

1609

Standard

Rpd1645·Blz—

All-time high

1657

−48 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#143,544

#143,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+244 Elo)
1413 → 1657
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 62
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1657
at age 62 · −48 from today
Mar 2024
2023
24th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1429
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50)
perf 1702 (+59) · 1.5/5 · #9
Top opponent
vs Adam J May 1,858
2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50) · Sep 2025 · +31.0 Elo
Evolution
-45
1654 → 1609
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
7/ 2035.0%
4W6D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAdam J May1,858·2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50)·R1·+31.0
2.[W]vsChris Tremayne1,706·2025 Newport Major·R5·+23.5
3.[W]vsStephen Williams1,689·2025 Newport Major·R2·+22.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMike Stannard1,517·2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50)·R5·-27.0
2.[L]vsJacob Limeslade1,719·2025 Newport Major·R4·-15.7
3.[L]vsChris R White1,725·2025 Newport Major·R3·-15.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
South Wales Winter Major
Swiss
Jan 20262/4#311648-10.2
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/5#411560-23.6
2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50)
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/5#91702-0.8
2025 Newport Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/3#481835-10.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 South Wales Autumn Open (-23.6 Elo, finished #41).

Rankings

/
Wales
#198
out of 275 players
Europe
#96,460
in continent
World
#143,533
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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