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Sefton, Adam
🇬🇧FIDE 343400965· Male· England· Born in 2011
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Adam Sefton, a 15-year-old English player, is rated 2003. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, 2026 Isle of Wight Masters, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. His peak of 2146 was reached at age 14 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #26, #4 and #11 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2003
Standard
Rpd1892·Blz2015
All-time high
2146
−143 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 14
Oct 2025 · age 14
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27,023
#27,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Jun 2026
26th English U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1997
Feb 2026
2025
4th English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2146
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2146
at age 14 · −143 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+423 Elo)
1614 → 2037
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-44
2047 → 2003
Tournaments
11
50 games
Score
24.5/ 5049.0%
21W7D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/3 | #15 | 2191 | +36.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 1960 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #44 | 1937 | -33.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 2052 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2745 | +38.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/4 | #119 | 1423 | -41.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #76 | 1272 | -35.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/5 | #94 | 1647 | -111.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 2132 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 2195 | +53.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#435
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#19,967
in continent
World
#27,023
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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