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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 2040 — just 8 short of his peak of 2048 (Sep 2025, age 38). He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 47th Kidlington Chess Congress 2026, 1st Swindon Chess Congress - Open, and 34th Frome Chess Congress and Somerset Championships - Open. He took a 14-month break between Mar 2022 and Jun 2023.
Competes for England since Aug 2013.
Current rating
2040
Standard
Rpd1974·Blz1992
All-time high
2048
−8 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 38
Sep 2025 · age 38
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#21,936
#21,936 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
27th English 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2048
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2048
at age 38 · −8 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best comeback
34th Frome Chess Congress and Somerset Championships - Openfinished #3 (seeded #12 of 50)
Evolution
+8
2032 → 2040
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
9W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #27 | 2070 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #16 | 2792 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2142 | +18.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#350
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#16,143
in continent
World
#21,936
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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