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Richards, Simon

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FIDEFIDE 343458211· Male· England· Born in 1962

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Simon Richards, a 64-year-old English player, is rated 1725 — just 8 short of his peak of 1733 (Jan 2026, age 64). He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Nottingham Congress - Major, 2nd Cheadle FIDE Open 2026, and 3rd Sheffield Chess International.

Current rating

1725

Standard

Rpd1650·Blz—

All-time high

1733

−8 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 64

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#101,148

#101,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
1692 → 1733
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1733
at age 64 · −8 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 63
Mar 2025
First FIDE rating
1692 · at age 63
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 British Championship: Over 50
perf 1783 (+53) · 2.5/6 · #37
Top opponent
vs Simon Layhe 1,888
3rd Sheffield Chess International · Nov 2025 · +8.4 Elo
Evolution
+28
1697 → 1725
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
9.5/ 2538.0%
4W11D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
49th Nottingham Congress - Major
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/1#412561+20.8
2nd Cheadle FIDE Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/5#321703-30.0
3rd Sheffield Chess International
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/2#422153+2.8
17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major
Swiss
Aug 20252/2#252595+8.0
2025 British Championship: Over 50
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/6#371783+25.6
Worst Elo result: 2nd Cheadle FIDE Open 2026 (-30.0 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

/
England
#1,624
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#71,658
in continent
World
#101,146
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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1624🇬🇧Richards, Simon1,725
Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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71658🇬🇧Richards, Simon1,725
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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101146🇬🇧Richards, Simon1,725