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Buckland, Louis
🇬🇧FIDE 343412025· Male· England· Born in 2008
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Louis Buckland, a 18-year-old English player, is rated 1959 — just 2 short of his peak of 1961 (May 2025, age 17). He has fluctuated between 1824 and 1961 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050. Also played 1 rapid and 4 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 2nd Night Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #21 and #32 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1959
Standard
Rpd1782·Blz1852
All-time high
1961
−2 pts below
May 2025 · age 17
May 2025 · age 17
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34,834
#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
100 career games
at age 17
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1961
at age 17 · −2 from today
May 2025
21st English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1958
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+264 Elo)
1598 → 1862
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
32nd English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1731
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050perf 2088 (+136) · 4/5 · #4
Evolution
-2
1961 → 1959
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
14/ 2458.3%
12W6D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTorill Skytte1,905·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050·R3·+17.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2073 | +6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #42 | 2649 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2088 | +50.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #29 | 1762 | -54.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/1 | #1 | 2036 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #30 | 1894 | -28.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#564
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#25,752
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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