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Bessant, Craig
🇬🇧FIDE 343482872· Male· England· Born in 1993
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Craig Bessant, a 33-year-old English player, is rated 1632 — just 26 short of his peak of 1658 (Dec 2025, age 32). He is currently in the 1600–1650 range. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - U1850, 2026 Coventry Open Under 1750, and 2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750.
Current rating
1632
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1658
−26 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 32
Dec 2025 · age 32
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#134,414
#134,414 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1600
at age 32
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 32
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 32
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1658
at age 32 · −26 from today
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1658 · at age 32
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1658 → 1632
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
6/ 1540.0%
4W4D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1670 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #6 | — | -6.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #3 | 1551 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - U1850 (-19.2 Elo, finished #28).
Rankings
/
England
#2,061
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#91,429
in continent
World
#134,406
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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