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Harvey, Marcus R
IM🇬🇧FIDE 400092· Male· England· Born in 1996
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Marcus R Harvey, a 30-year-old English International Master, is rated 2469 — just 30 short of his peak of 2499 (Feb 2025, age 29) and ranked 18th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress GM Round Robin, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, and Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 6-10. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool B) recently. He reached English #11 in Feb 2025.
Awarded IM in 2021 (age 25) and FM in 2014 (age 18). Earned a GM norm at 6th 4NCL Easter Congress GM Round Robin 2026. At junior level, he reached #2, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2469
Standard
Rpd2450·Blz2446
All-time high
2499
−30 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 29
Feb 2025 · age 29
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
19 entries2026
500 career games
at age 30
Apr 2026
2025
Peak English rank: #11
at age 29 · rated 2499
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2499
at age 29 · −30 from today
Feb 2025
2021
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 2021 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2440 → returned at 2451
Apr 2020
2019
Crossed 2400
at age 23
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
2445 → 2469
Tournaments
11
60 games
Score
36.5/ 6060.8%
29W19D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2643 | +22.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #30 | 2577 | +3.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #35 | 2419 | -2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #14 | 2962 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2573 | +2.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2612 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #27 | 2466 | +4.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/5 | #35 | 2352 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #55 | 2340 | -2.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2423 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAmeet K GhasiGM
🇬🇧ENG·2502
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel W GormallyGM
🇬🇧ENG·2366
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJonah B WillowIM
🇬🇧ENG·2442
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsThomas E RendleIM
🇬🇧ENG·2368
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2350
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met May 2022
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Rankings
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England
#18
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#502
in continent
World
#848
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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England
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