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Blackwell, Matthew

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FIDEFIDE 343439454· Male· England· Born in 1995

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Matthew Blackwell, a 31-year-old English player, is rated 1802 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Nottingham Congress - Major, 2026 Coventry Open Under 1750, and 2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750.

Current rating

1802

Standard

Rpd1537·Blz—

All-time high

1802

at best
Mar 2026 · age 31

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#75,694

#75,694 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

4 entries
2026
Crossed 1800
at age 31
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1802
at age 31
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1767 · at age 30
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert A Dean 1,978
49th Nottingham Congress - Major · Apr 2026 · +9.3 Elo
Evolution
+53
1749 → 1802
Tournaments
6
22 games
Score
12.5/ 2256.8%
7W11D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsGert De Block1,633·62nd Hull Congress Under 1750·R4·+13.4
2.[D]vsRobert A Dean1,978·49th Nottingham Congress - Major·R5·+9.3
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
49th Nottingham Congress - Major
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/3#182258+0.4
2026 Coventry Open Under 1750
Swiss
Feb 20263/3#4—+45.2
2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750
Swiss
Nov 20253/3#8—+3.2
62nd Hull Congress Under 1750
Swiss
Sep 20252/2#272431+10.8
17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major
Swiss
Aug 20251.5/1#312448-5.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Leamington Open Under 1750 (-29.2 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

/
England
#1,221
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#54,788
in continent
World
#75,694
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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8
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8
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10
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54788🇬🇧Blackwell, Matthew1,802
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2
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7
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