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Weatherlake, John P
🇬🇧FIDE 1805304· Male· Wales· Born in 1980
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John P Weatherlake, a 46-year-old player, is rated 1877. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 16 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Southampton Qualifier) recently. His peak of 1927 was reached at age 44 (Dec 2024); he also reached #38 nationally in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1877
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1871
All-time high
1927
−50 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 44
Dec 2024 · age 44
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,963
#53,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
5th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1877
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 46
Apr 2026
2024
All-time peak 1927
at age 44 · −50 from today
Dec 2024
2023
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 1906
Nov 2023
2022
Peak national rank: #38
at age 42 · rated 1869
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Openperf 1990 (+113) · 2/5 · #17
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1880 → 1877
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
5W2D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlistair Hill2,137·3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open·R3·+16.3
2.[W]vsKevin J ThurlowCM1,902·3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open·R2·+10.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #51 | 2815 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #17 | 1990 | +14.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #63 | 1650 | -11.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #41 | 1886 | +1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | 1150 | -7.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #46 | 1819 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
Wales
#63
out of 275 players
Europe
#39,636
in continent
World
#53,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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