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Jelfs, Alan

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FIDEFIDE 2403358· Male· Scotland· Born in 1961

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Alan Jelfs, a 65-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1855. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 20 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 9, Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 7 and 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Ken Stewart Cup) recently. He took a 27-month break between Mar 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1918 was reached at age 55 (Dec 2016); he also reached Scottish #59 in Jul 2022.

Current rating

1855

Standard

Rpd1879·Blz1814

All-time high

1918

−63 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 55

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#60,012

#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1743 → 1855
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Scottish rank: #59
at age 61 · rated 1870
Jul 2022
5th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1870
Jul 2022
2020
19th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1862
Oct 2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1862 → returned at 1870
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nigel W Blades 2,035
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers · Oct 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Best comeback
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 3 and 4
finished #1 (seeded #12 of 50)
Evolution
+2
1853 → 1855
Tournaments
8
24 games
Score
13/ 2454.2%
10W6D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#401054-8.8
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/5#301903+3.4
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#391534-17.8
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20260/2#461254-11.8
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/4#202157-6.6
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20252/2#12721+24.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20252/2#42682+21.8
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/5#221857-3.2
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 SNCL Division 2 Rounds 7 and 8 (-17.8 Elo, finished #39).

Most-Played Opponents

vsStephen Robinson
🇬🇧SCO·1889
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsFrankie Murray
🇬🇧SCO·1693
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met May 2023
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vsNicolas Skettos
🇨🇾CYP·1969
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings

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Scotland
#164
out of 459 players
Europe
#43,941
in continent
World
#60,011
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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Europe
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