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Thomas, Philip
🇬🇧FIDE 2402106· Male· England· Born in 1958
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Philip Thomas, a 68-year-old English player, is rated 1855. He is currently in the 1850–1900 range. 14 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 5 and 6, 2025-26 SNCL Division 3 Rounds 3 and 4, and Northampton Standard Play Chess Series 2025-26 - November 2025 U2400. Also played 1 rapid event (including Scarecrow Allegro Open 2025) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 21 months (2008–2010), 14 months (2013–2014), 13 months (2014–2016), 14 months (2017–2018) and 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1900 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2012).
Competes for England since Oct 2015.
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd1838·Blz1773
All-time high
1900
−45 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 54
Mar 2012 · age 54
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,012
#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
66th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1876
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1779 → 1876
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 65
Jun 2023
2022
77th English 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1771
Jun 2022
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1770 → returned at 1771
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-1
1856 → 1855
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
9/ 1752.9%
7W6D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMatthew Helsby1,788·Northampton Standard Play Chess Series 2025-26 - November 2025 U2400·R3·+8.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2536 | +14.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #30 | 1828 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #7 | 1789 | -11.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #50 | 2595 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #8 | 2065 | +10.0 |
Rankings
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England
#954
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#43,941
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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World
England
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