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Clarke, Adam
🇬🇧FIDE 343466702· Male· England· Born in 1980
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Adam Clarke, a 46-year-old English player, is rated 1889 — just 9 short of his peak of 1898 (Oct 2025, age 45). He is rising rapidly, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Open, 57th Torbay Chess Congress - Open, and 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000).
Current rating
1889
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1898
−9 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 45
Oct 2025 · age 45
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50,821
#50,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Jun 2026
37th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1896
Jan 2026
2025
46th English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1898
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1798 → 1898
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1898
at age 45 · −9 from today
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+91
1798 → 1889
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
13.5/ 2554.0%
9W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsDildarav Lishoy Gengis ParatazhamCM2,148·7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Open·R2·-6.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #27 | 1958 | +19.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #23 | 1778 | -25.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #28 | — | -2.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1981 | +50.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #20 | 2219 | +50.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#819
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#37,407
in continent
World
#50,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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