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Richards, Maurice

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FIDEFIDE 343462979· Male· England· Born in 1948

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Maurice Richards, a 78-year-old English player, is rated 1562 — just 24 short of his peak of 1586 (Apr 2026, age 78). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Minor, Glasgow Congress Major 2026, and Ayr Major 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Livingston Allegro Minor - December 2025) recently.

Current rating

1562

Standard

Rpd1536·Blz—

All-time high

1586

−24 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 78

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#161,641

#161,641 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
All-time peak 1586
at age 78 · −24 from today
Apr 2026
2025
71st English 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1584
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 77
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 77
Oct 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 77
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1584 · at age 77
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rhys McCall 1,848
Glasgow Congress Major 2026 · Mar 2026 · +12.8 Elo
Evolution
-22
1584 → 1562
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
6.5/ 1640.6%
4W5D7L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsRhys McCall1,848·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R5·+12.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArnav Govil1,577·Ayr Major 2025·R4·-20.4
2.[L]vsCaitlin Reid1,649·Ayr Major 2025·R2·-16.3
3.[L]vsCraig Thurtell1,874·Glasgow Congress Major 2026·R4·-6.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Perth Congress 2026 - Minor
Swiss
May 20264/1#28—-24.4
Glasgow Congress Major 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20262/3#361863+2.0
Ayr Major 2025
Swiss
Sep 20250.5/2#168130.0
Worst Elo result: Perth Congress 2026 - Minor (-24.4 Elo, finished #28).

Rankings

/
England
#2,334
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#105,899
in continent
World
#161,624
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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2334🇬🇧Richards, Maurice1,562
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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105899🇬🇧Richards, Maurice1,562
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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161624🇬🇧Richards, Maurice1,562