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Balfe, Andrew

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FIDEFIDE 1807528· Male· Wales· Born in 1989

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Andrew Balfe, a 37-year-old player, is rated 1711 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Newport Major.

Current rating

1711

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1711

at best
Sep 2025 · age 36

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#105,728

#105,728 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
7th 35-40 player nationally
at age 36 · rated 1711
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1711
at age 36
Sep 2025
2024
31st 20-35 player nationally
at age 35 · rated 1707
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 35
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 35
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 35
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Grant Daly 1,651
2025 Newport Major · Aug 2025 · +16.6 Elo
Evolution
+4
1707 → 1711
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGrant Daly1,651·2025 Newport Major·R4·+16.6
2.[W]vsLucas Zheng1,569·2025 Newport Major·R5·+12.3
3.[W]vsMike Stannard1,541·2025 Newport Major·R1·+10.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJohn A Williams1,668·2025 Newport Major·R3·-22.5
2.[L]vsJoseph Browse1,801·2025 Newport Major·R2·-14.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Newport Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/5#81716+3.6

Rankings

/
Wales
#149
out of 269 players
Europe
#74,527
in continent
World
#105,726
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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