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Lamb, Stephen
🇬🇧FIDE 343423256· Male· England· Born in 1969
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Stephen Lamb, a 57-year-old English player, is rated 1623. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: 2nd Folkestone FIDE Congress - Open and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate. Also played 2 rapid events (including Xmas Kentish FIDE Rapidplay - Open) recently. His peak of 1674 was reached at age 56 (Feb 2025).
Current rating
1623
Standard
Rpd1574·Blz—
All-time high
1674
−51 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 56
Feb 2025 · age 56
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#138,253
#138,253 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1674
at age 56 · −51 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 55
Aug 2024
First FIDE rating
1648 · at age 55
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1635 → 1623
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
2W1D6L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsSpriha Punjabi1,619·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate·R5·+9.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJeff H Fleischer1,711·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate·R3·-8.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/3 | #18 | 1020 | -15.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/2 | #31 | 2465 | +3.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#2,118
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#93,600
in continent
World
#138,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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