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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 1481. He has fluctuated between 1472 and 1582 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈18/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

1481

Standard

Rpd1501·Blz—

All-time high

1582

−101 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 48

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#192,934

#192,934 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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 · −101 from today
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Malcolm Probert 1,683
2026 Welsh Open · Apr 2026 · +15.1 Elo
Evolution
-29
1510 → 1481
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
6.5/ 2526.0%
6W3D16L
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]vsFrancis Millward1,109·56th Cotswold Chess Congress - Minor (U1635)·R5·-17.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
56th Cotswold Chess Congress - Minor (U1635)
Swiss
May 20263/1#262089-7.6
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
Worst Elo result: 2026 Spring under 1850 Major (-37.2 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

/
Wales
#234
out of 275 players
Europe
#120,122
in continent
World
#192,853
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
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World
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