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Stannard, Mike

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FIDEFIDE 1807439· Male· Wales· Born in 1967

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Mike Stannard, a 59-year-old player, is rated 1520. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Open, 2026 Spring under 1850 Major, and South Wales Winter Major. His peak of 1560 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1520

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1560

−40 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#177,934

#177,934 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Feb 2026
2025
19th 55-60 player nationally
at age 58 · rated 1540
Jun 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 57
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1560
at age 57 · −40 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jon Tuson 1,826
2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50) · Sep 2025 · +13.4 Elo
Evolution
-20
1540 → 1520
Tournaments
8
37 games
Score
13.5/ 3736.5%
7W13D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMark Cooke1,644·2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50)·R5·+25.5
2.[W]vsTony Goodchild1,521·2025 West Wales Major·R5·+19.3
3.[D]vsDavid R Rogers1,811·2025 Newport Major·R5·+13.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
56th Cotswold Chess Congress - Minor (U1635)
Swiss
May 20264/2#92181+2.6
2026 Welsh Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/6#441557-24.6
2026 Spring under 1850 Major
Swiss
Mar 20262/3#131759+14.2
South Wales Winter Major
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/4#221521-4.8
2025 West Wales Major
Swiss
Nov 20251.5/2#221904+6.0
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20250.5/3#521420-16.8
2025 Welsh Senior Championship (Over 50)
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/4#81680+26.4
2025 Newport Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20250.5/4#581380-23.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 Welsh Open (-24.6 Elo, finished #44).

Rankings

/
Wales
#224
out of 275 players
Europe
#113,614
in continent
World
#177,894
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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