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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 1842 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). 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. He took a 19-month break between Dec 2023 and Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #53 and #51 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1842
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1856
All-time high
1842
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#63,663
#63,663 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
53rd English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1842
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1732 → 1842
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1842
at age 18
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
51st English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1554
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+110
1732 → 1842
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
4W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 2098 | +63.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #22 | 1905 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 2005 | +36.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
England
#1,014
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#46,503
in continent
World
#63,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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