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Bastow, Mark A

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FIDEFIDE 1804987· Male· Wales· Born in 1958

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Mark A Bastow, a 68-year-old player, is rated 1918 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 67 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 2025 Dyfed Open and 2025 Rhyl Open. He reached #47 nationally in May 2026.

Current rating

1918

Standard

Rpd1852·Blz—

All-time high

1918

at best
Dec 2025 · age 67

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#43,815

#43,815 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #47
at age 68 · rated 1918
May 2026
2025
4th 65-70 player nationally
at age 67 · rated 1918
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1918
at age 67
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1826 → 1896
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1896 → returned at 1888
Mar 2024
2019
11th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1826
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert G Clark 2,072
2025 Rhyl Open · May 2025 · +9.7 Elo
Evolution
+30
1888 → 1918
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
3W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsR Gareth Williams1,743·2025 Dyfed Open·R4·+10.7
2.[D]vsRobert G Clark2,072·2025 Rhyl Open·R3·+9.7
3.[D]vsJ. R. Smith2,060·2025 Rhyl Open·R4·+9.2
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMartin J Burns1,882·2025 Rhyl Open·R5·-20.3
2.[L]vsJonathan L B BlackburnFM2,202·2025 Rhyl Open·R2·-5.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Dyfed Open
Swiss
Nov 20253.5/3#52623+30.4
2025 Rhyl Open
Swiss
May 20251/4#101863-8.4

Rankings

/
Wales
#47
out of 269 players
Europe
#32,302
in continent
World
#43,815
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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2,255
4
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2,201
5
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2,199
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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2,137
...
47🇬🇧Bastow, Mark A1,918
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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32302🇬🇧Bastow, Mark A1,918
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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43815🇬🇧Bastow, Mark A1,918