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Melling, Hugo
🇬🇧FIDE 343438172· Male· England· Born in 2008
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Hugo Melling, a 18-year-old English player, is rated 1778 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Mar 2024 and Aug 2025. Recent appearances: Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Open and 1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U2300. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Southampton Qualifier) recently.
At junior level, he reached #52 and #51 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1778
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1856
All-time high
1778
at best
Dec 2025 · age 17
Dec 2025 · age 17
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#83,194
#83,194 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
52nd English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1778
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1778
at age 17
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1554 → 1732
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1732 → returned at 1768
Mar 2024
51st English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1554
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
1732 → 1778
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
3W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #22 | 1905 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 2005 | +36.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,344
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#59,887
in continent
World
#83,193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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