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Cont, Arya
🇬🇧FIDE 26100363· Male· England· Born in 2004
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Arya Cont, a 22-year-old English player, is rated 2171 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open, AlphaChess FIDE Classical - Ebony (U2400), and University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open. Also played 3 rapid (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Blitz A) recently.
Competes for England since Aug 2020. At junior level, he reached #9, #8, #5, #3, #8 and #13 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2171
Standard
Rpd1997·Blz1982
All-time high
2171
at best
Jun 2026 · age 22
Jun 2026 · age 22
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,856 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
All-time peak 2171
at age 22
Jun 2026
43rd English 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2169
May 2026
500 career games
at age 22
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 21
Dec 2025
2023
9th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2076
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+81
2090 → 2171
Tournaments
14
59 games
Score
36.5/ 5961.9%
26W21D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/3 | #40 | 1771 | -30.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2152 | +2.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/3 | #79 | 2200 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | — | +16.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 2085 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2470 | +38.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #61 | 2153 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 2371 | +19.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #86 | 1957 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #11 | — | -10.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#156
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#6,997
in continent
World
#9,856
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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