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Sheldon, Philip
🇬🇧FIDE 343439411· Male· England· Born in 1966
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Philip Sheldon, a 60-year-old English player, is rated 1622. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Mar 2025 and Apr 2026. Recent appearances: 49th Nottingham Congress - Intermediate and Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U1900. Also played 2 rapid events (including 35th Nottingham Rapidplay - Intermediate) recently. His peak of 1736 was reached at age 59 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
1622
Standard
Rpd1515·Blz—
All-time high
1736
−114 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 59
Mar 2025 · age 59
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#138,628
#138,628 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 59
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 59
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1736
at age 59 · −114 from today
Mar 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1736 → returned at 1646
Mar 2025
First FIDE rating
1736 · at age 59
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-114
1736 → 1622
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsIoan-Euzeb Strugar1,626·Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U1900·R2·-21.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/1 | #40 | 2367 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #22 | 1256 | -89.6 |
Worst Elo result: Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U1900 (-89.6 Elo, finished #22).
Rankings
/
England
#2,123
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#93,813
in continent
World
#138,620
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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