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Powell-Jones, Liam

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FIDEFIDE 1806807· Male· Wales· Born in 2004

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Liam Powell-Jones, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1724. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh under 1850 League Rd 4, 2026 Welsh Open, and 2026 Spring under 1850 Major. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 Welsh Rapidplay Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Bridgend Blitz 2) recently. His peak of 1865 was reached at age 20 (Apr 2024, #92 nationally at the time).

At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U20.

Current rating

1724

Standard

Rpd1760·Blz1580

All-time high

1865

−141 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 20

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#101,477

#101,477 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
6-month rising streak
+73 Elo
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Jul 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #92
at age 20 · rated 1865
Apr 2024
4th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1865
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1756 → 1865
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Welsh Open
perf 1941 (+227) · 4/6 · #12
Top opponent
vs Carmel Barwick 1,928
2026 Welsh Open · Apr 2026 · +15.5 Elo
Evolution
+68
1656 → 1724
Tournaments
7
27 games
Score
15.5/ 2757.4%
15W1D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCarmel Barwick1,928·2026 Welsh Open·R2·+15.5
2.[W]vsDavid R Rogers1,811·2025 Newport Major·R4·+14.2
3.[W]vsMartin C Jones1,788·2026 Welsh Under 1850 League Rd 3·R3·+13.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGareth Richards1,614·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R3·-11.1
2.[L]vsRoy Thomas1,751·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R5·-8.1
3.[L]vsSteve Jones1,752·2026 Spring under 1850 Major·R2·-8.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh under 1850 League Rd 4
Team
May 20261/1#4—+9.8
2026 Welsh Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/6#121941+30.8
2026 Spring under 1850 Major
Swiss
Mar 20262/2#222408-15.2
Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U1900
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#11897+33.2
2026 Welsh Under 1850 League Rd 3
Team
Feb 20261/1#62588+14.0
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20252/5#261631-4.0
2025 Newport Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/3#551873-1.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 Spring under 1850 Major (-15.2 Elo, finished #22).

Rankings

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Wales
#140
out of 275 players
Europe
#71,878
in continent
World
#101,475
out of 400,000+

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