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Pearson, Charlie
🇬🇧FIDE 343440479· Male· England· Born in 2012
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Charlie Pearson, a 14-year-old English player, is rated 1916 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 14. He is rising rapidly, having gained +219 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Open, 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 British Championship: Second Blitz Open) recently.
At junior level, he reached #23 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd1807·Blz1685
All-time high
1916
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#956 · players worldwide under 14 · of 19,614
Career timeline
6 entries2026
23rd English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1916
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1697 → 1916
May 2026
All-time peak 1916
at age 14
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Mar 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+115 Elo
Sep 2025
First FIDE rating
1715 · at age 13
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+208
1708 → 1916
Tournaments
10
52 games
Score
31/ 5259.6%
23W16D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 2090 | +46.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/3 | #11 | 2789 | +82.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #14 | 1842 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #17 | 1832 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #40 | 1991 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #6 | 1707 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1822 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #12 | 1767 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/3 | #8 | — | +39.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/3 | #17 | 1726 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#719
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#32,656
in continent
World
#44,297
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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