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BJ
Brown, John
🇬🇧FIDE 343425100· Male· England· Born in 2011
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John Brown, a 15-year-old English player, is rated 1814 — just 7 short of his peak of 1821 (Jan 2026, age 15). He is progressing steadily with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include South of England Junior Chess Congress 2026 - U18, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Open. Also played 7 rapid events (including Golders Green FIDE Rapid July 2025 - Open) recently.
At junior level, he reached #64 and #48 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1814
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz1810
All-time high
1821
−7 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 15
Jan 2026 · age 15
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,981
#71,981 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
64th English U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1821
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1821
at age 15 · −7 from today
Jan 2026
2025
48th English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1815
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+373 Elo)
1345 → 1718
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+70
1744 → 1814
Tournaments
6
22 games
Score
14.5/ 2265.9%
12W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #9 | 2587 | -7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 1907 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #29 | 1795 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/4 | #14 | 2454 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #29 | 1994 | +24.4 |
Rankings
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England
#1,164
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#52,256
in continent
World
#71,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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