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Hollyman, Mike

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FIDEFIDE 1805975· Male· Wales· Born in 1988

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Mike Hollyman, a 38-year-old player, is rated 1603 — just 29 short of his peak of 1632 (Mar 2024, age 36). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2026 Welsh Open and 55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860). Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Welsh Rapidplay Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 Welsh Blitz Championship) recently.

Current rating

1603

Standard

Rpd1613·Blz1632

All-time high

1632

−29 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 36

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#145,257

#145,257 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+287 Elo)
1345 → 1632
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 36
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 36
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1632
at age 36 · −29 from today
Mar 2024
9th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1386
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Welsh Open
perf 1727 (+124) · 2.5/5 · #51
Top opponent
vs Steve Jones 1,796
55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860) · May 2025 · +14.4 Elo
Evolution
-29
1632 → 1603
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
4W3D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsToby Blankley1,493·2026 Welsh Open·R4·-13.1
2.[L]vsLiam Powell-Jones1,683·2026 Welsh Open·R6·-7.7
3.[L]vsZak Tomlinson1,818·55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860)·R6·-5.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/5#511727-28.8
55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860)
Swiss
May 20253/3#252589+12.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Welsh Open (-28.8 Elo, finished #51).

Rankings

/
Wales
#199
out of 269 players
Europe
#97,355
in continent
World
#145,245
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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