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Holmes, Stephen
🇬🇧FIDE 343403220· Male· England· Born in 1979
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Stephen Holmes, a 47-year-old English player, is rated 1550. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Nottingham Congress - Intermediate, Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U1900, and 2026 Coventry Open Under 1750. Also played 6 rapid (including Birmingham FIDE Rapid 15 plus 5, 5 July 2025 - Open) and 1 blitz events (including Birmingham FIDE Blitz 5 plus 3, 5 July 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 1604 was reached at age 46 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1550
Standard
Rpd1505·Blz1585
All-time high
1604
−54 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 46
Jun 2025 · age 46
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,285
#166,285 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 46
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1604
at age 46 · −54 from today
Jun 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 46
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+317 Elo)
1271 → 1588
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
1604 → 1550
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
4/ 1625.0%
1W6D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsPeter Kasprowicz1,599·Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U1900·R3·+0.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 1604 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #46 | 726 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #17 | 1496 | -10.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #21 | — | -10.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #32 | 1610 | -2.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#2,373
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#108,177
in continent
World
#166,263
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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