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Thompson, Chris

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FIDEFIDE 1807897· Male· Wales· Born in 1976

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Chris Thompson, a 50-year-old player, is rated 1489. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Open, 2026 Spring under 1850 Major, and 2025 South Wales Autumn Open. Also played 1 rapid event recently. His peak of 1582 was reached at age 48 (Sep 2024).

Current rating

1489

Standard

Rpd1501·Blz—

All-time high

1582

−93 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 48

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#188,831

#188,831 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
May 2026
2024
7th 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1582
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 48
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 48
Sep 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 48
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1582
at age 48 · −93 from today
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Malcolm Probert 1,683
2026 Welsh Open · Apr 2026 · +15.1 Elo
Evolution
-21
1510 → 1489
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
5.5/ 2522.0%
5W3D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRon Williams1,632·2025 South Wales Autumn Open·R5·+26.8
2.[W]vsMalcolm Probert1,683·2026 Welsh Open·R3·+15.1
3.[W]vsLuc Zimmer1,667·2026 Welsh Open·R4·+14.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYimo Liu1,329·2025 Newport Minor·R2·-29.6
2.[L]vsNicholas Cartwright1,382·2025 Newport Minor·R4·-27.1
3.[L]vsHenry Burton1,578·55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Minor (U1635)·R2·-16.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/6#351536+17.2
2026 Spring under 1850 Major
Swiss
Mar 20260/3#23828-37.2
2025 South Wales Autumn Open
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/5#391508-1.2
55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Minor (U1635)
Swiss
May 20252/2#332427-36.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 Spring under 1850 Major (-37.2 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

/
Wales
#233
out of 269 players
Europe
#118,220
in continent
World
#188,753
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
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