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Sykes, Chris

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FIDEFIDE 2401649· Male· Scotland· Born in 1964

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Chris Sykes, a 62-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1846. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B, and Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026. He had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 14 months (2006–2008), 17 months (2008–2009), 31 months (2010–2013), 17 months (2017–2018) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1945 was reached at age 49 (Nov 2013); he also reached Scottish #63 in Jan 2003.

Current rating

1846

Standard

Rpd1897·Blz1876

All-time high

1945

−99 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 49

Activity

53

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#62,522

#62,522 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
17th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1918
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1714 → 1906
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 58
Jul 2022
16th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1869
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1818
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
18. Wormser Nibelungenopen A-Turnier
perf 1995 (+110) · 3/7 · #38
Top opponent
vs Levent Klein 2,129
18. Wormser Nibelungenopen A-Turnier · Oct 2025 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
-67
1913 → 1846
Tournaments
13
70 games
Score
34.5/ 7049.3%
23W23D24L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMichael Krinke1,967·18. Wormser Nibelungenopen A-Turnier·R6·+12.3
2.[W]vsRichard Scott1,801·2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9·R9·+8.7
3.[W]vsTushar Roul1,802·Ayr Open 2025·R2·+8.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#62601+9.0
X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 B
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#461828-0.4
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20261.5/4#571767-10.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20261/2#301818-1.6
Spens Cup 2026 Quarter-Final
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1918510.0
Worst Elo result: XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados (-36.8 Elo, finished #138).

Rankings

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Scotland
#168
out of 460 players
Europe
#45,701
in continent
World
#62,522
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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10
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Europe
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2
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8
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10
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2
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2,767
7
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