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Jennings, Richard
🇬🇧FIDE 2404435· Male· Scotland· Born in 1963
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Richard Jennings, a 63-year-old Scottish player, is rated 1930. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, Aberdeen Congress Open 2026, and Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1965 was reached at age 63 (Mar 2026, Scottish #85 at the time).
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1920
All-time high
1965
−35 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 63
Mar 2026 · age 63
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,979
#40,979 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Scottish rank: #85
at age 63 · rated 1965
Mar 2026
10th Scottish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1965
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1965
at age 63 · −35 from today
Mar 2026
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1837 → returned at 1922
Aug 2023
2020
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1872 → returned at 1850
Mar 2020
2019
11th Scottish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1915
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1926 → 1930
Tournaments
11
48 games
Score
26/ 4854.2%
18W16D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #14 | 1902 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #5 | 1978 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #36 | 1769 | -25.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #48 | 1195 | -18.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 2170 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 1994 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #3 | — | +16.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #41 | 2022 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | 2080 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 1854 | -13.4 |
Rankings
/
Scotland
#99
out of 459 players
Europe
#30,256
in continent
World
#40,978
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Scotland
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