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Walshaw, Matthew
🇬🇧FIDE 343478158· Male· England· Born in 1985
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Matthew Walshaw, a 41-year-old English player, is rated 1657 — just 13 short of his peak of 1670 (May 2026, age 41). He is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 49th Nottingham Congress - Intermediate and 3rd Sheffield Chess International. Also played 2 rapid events (including Nottingham FIDE Rapid 15 plus 5 - U1600) recently.
Current rating
1657
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1670
−13 pts below
May 2026 · age 41
May 2026 · age 41
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#125,591
#125,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
90th English 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1670
May 2026
All-time peak 1670
at age 41 · −13 from today
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 41
Mar 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 41
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 41
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1666 · at age 41
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1666 → 1657
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
4W1D6L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsVidhyuth Kavin Sudagar1,807·Sheffield Thursday Evenings Summer FIDE Standardplay Round 1·R1·-11.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #11 | 1007 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/2 | #29 | 1585 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #39 | 1606 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,950
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#86,499
in continent
World
#125,585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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