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Hayward, Philip
🇬🇧FIDE 20672870· Male· England· Born in 1987
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Philip Hayward, a 39-year-old English player, is rated 2031 — just 17 short of his peak of 2048 (Sep 2025, age 38). He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 6 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 47th Kidlington Chess Congress 2026 and 1st Swindon Chess Congress - Open. He took a 14-month break between Mar 2022 and Jun 2023.
Competes for England since Aug 2013.
Current rating
2031
Standard
Rpd1974·Blz1992
All-time high
2048
−17 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 38
Sep 2025 · age 38
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,110
#23,110 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
27th English 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2048
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2048
at age 38 · −17 from today
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 38
Sep 2025
2022
74th English 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2007
Apr 2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2007 → returned at 2018
Mar 2022
2020
Crossed 2000
at age 33
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
2032 → 2031
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
6W0D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #88 | 1266 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #27 | 2070 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #16 | 2792 | +16.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#373
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#17,017
in continent
World
#23,110
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
England
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