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McLean, Nicholas
🇬🇧FIDE 343476686· Male· England· Born in 2006
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Nicholas Mclean, a 20-year-old English player, is rated 1704 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate, 3rd Kent FIDE Congress - Minor, and 1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U1500.
At junior level, he reached #60 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1704
at best
Feb 2026 · age 20
Feb 2026 · age 20
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#108,251
#108,251 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
60th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1704
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1704
at age 20
Feb 2026
First FIDE rating
1704 · at age 20
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1704 → 1704
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
11/ 1573.3%
9W4D2L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJohn Shephard1,638·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate·R5·+16.2
3.[D]vsJeff H Fleischer1,711·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate·R2·+0.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJan Petter Opedal1,682·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate·R3·-21.3
2.[L]vsJoseph M Williams1,696·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Intermediate·R4·-20.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #11 | 1673 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/1 | #3 | 1543 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/1 | #1 | 1457 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
England
#1,714
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#76,081
in continent
World
#108,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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