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Kosten, Anthony C.

GM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 400114· Male· England· Born in 1958

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Anthony C. Kosten, a 68-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2378 and ranked 37th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 6 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, Championnat de France 2025 - Veterans, and 1er Open International du Sancy. Also played 1 rapid event (including 8eme Tournoi Rapide du 11 Novembre de l'Echiquier clermontois) recently. His peak of 2551 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2002, World #238 at the time).

Competes for England since May 2023. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 43).

Current rating

2378

Standard

Rpd2402·Blz—

All-time high

2551

−173 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 44

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37

#37 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
25th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 67 · rated 2373
Sep 2025
2023
Switched federation: FRA → ENG
at age 65
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2369 → returned at 2369
Apr 2020
2019
31st 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2425
Jan 2019
2014
26th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2458
Oct 2014
2011
Re-crossed 2500
at age 53
Mar 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gabriel FlomGM 2,455
1er Open International du Sancy · Jul 2025 · +1.2 Elo
Evolution
+10
2368 → 2378
Tournaments
7
31 games
Score
25/ 3180.6%
19W12D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20265.5/8#422406+4.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#5942256-2.1
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r6
Team
Feb 20261/1#582824+1.1
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r5
Team
Jan 20261/1#362834+1.2
Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r3-4
Team
Dec 20251/1#5612796+0.9
Championnat de France 2025 - Veterans
Open Swiss
Aug 20258/9#12366+4.7
1er Open International du Sancy
Open Swiss
Jul 20257/9#12296-0.3

Rankings

/
England
#37
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#1,329
in continent
World
#2,079
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
🇬🇧Maroroa Jones, Gawain C BFollow Gawain C B Maroroa JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,639
4
🇬🇧Adams, MichaelFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,622
5
🇬🇧McShane, Luke JFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
🇬🇧Short, Nigel DFollow Nigel D ShortTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
7
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,539
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,516
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,512
10
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2,506
...
37🇬🇧Kosten, Anthony C.2,378
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
1329🇬🇧Kosten, Anthony C.2,378
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
2079🇬🇧Kosten, Anthony C.2,378