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Holmes, Thomas
🇬🇧FIDE 343433545· Male· England· Born in 1978
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Thomas Holmes, a 48-year-old English player, is rated 1696 — just 24 short of his peak of 1720 (Feb 2026, age 48). He is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Isle of Wight Weekend Under 1900, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate, and 4th Cambridge FIDE Congress - U1900. Also played 1 rapid event (including Coulsdon Chess Rapidplay - 6 July 2025 - Other Sections) recently.
Current rating
1696
Standard
Rpd1677·Blz—
All-time high
1720
−24 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 48
Feb 2026 · age 48
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,123
#111,123 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
73rd English 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1720
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1720
at age 48 · −24 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 47
Jun 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 47
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 47
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1709 · at age 47
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1709 → 1696
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
6W4D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAryna Razhnova1,530·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate·R2·+10.0
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #25 | — | -24.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #13 | 1856 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #7 | 1666 | -9.2 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 1536 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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England
#1,754
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#77,857
in continent
World
#111,121
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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