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Harper, Gareth

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FIDEFIDE 1809520· Male· Wales· Born in 1959

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Gareth Harper, a 67-year-old player, is rated 1822 — just 24 short of his peak of 1846 (Jan 2026, age 67). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include South Wales Winter Major, 2025-2026 Welsh Premier League Round 2, and 2025 West Wales Minor. He reached #77 nationally in Jan 2026.

Current rating

1822

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1846

−24 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 67

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#69,488

#69,488 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #77
at age 67 · rated 1846
Jan 2026
10th 65-70 player nationally
at age 67 · rated 1846
Jan 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 67
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1846
at age 67 · −24 from today
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1846 · at age 67
Jan 2026

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Binks 1,898
2025-2026 Welsh Premier League Round 2 · Dec 2025 · +3.0 Elo
Evolution
-24
1846 → 1822
Tournaments
3
10 games
Score
7/ 1070.0%
6W2D2L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsTimur Ramzan1,658·South Wales Winter Major·R2·-28.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
South Wales Winter Major
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#101720-23.6
2025-2026 Welsh Premier League Round 2
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1518980.0
2025 West Wales Minor
Swiss
Nov 20254/4#117180.0
Worst Elo result: South Wales Winter Major (-23.6 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

/
Wales
#83
out of 269 players
Europe
#50,547
in continent
World
#69,488
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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