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Lippard, Barry
🇬🇧FIDE 343412734· Male· England· Born in 1961
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Barry Lippard, a 65-year-old English player, is rated 1598 — just 25 short of his peak of 1623 (Mar 2024, age 63). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 25-month break between Sep 2022 and Nov 2024. Recent appearances: 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Minor U1600 and 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U1700).
Current rating
1598
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1623
−25 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 63
Mar 2024 · age 63
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#147,797
#147,797 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1371 → 1603
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 63
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1623
at age 63 · −25 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1371 → returned at 1603
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1603 → 1598
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/1 | #13 | 2498 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #14 | 1935 | -11.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#2,196
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#98,734
in continent
World
#147,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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