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Elgar, Tim
🇬🇧FIDE 343413285· Male· England· Born in 2007
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Tim Elgar, a 19-year-old English player, is rated 2166 — just 22 short of his peak of 2188 (Sep 2025, age 18) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +95 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open, 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Open, and Yorkshire v Greater Manchester. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Manchester Qualifier) recently.
At junior level, he reached #4 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2166
Standard
Rpd1862·Blz2032
All-time high
2188
−22 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 18
Sep 2025 · age 18
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,178 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
4th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2169
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
3rd English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2188
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
2032 → 2188
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2188
at age 18 · −22 from today
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+73
2093 → 2166
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
17.5/ 2764.8%
16W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2241 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | — | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #18 | 1272 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2266 | +70.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #31 | 2169 | +24.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#161
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#7,247
in continent
World
#10,178
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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