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Flear, Glenn C
GM🇬🇧FIDE 400165· Male· England· Born in 1959
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Glenn C Flear, a 67-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2334 and ranked 49th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Trophee ADIM 2026 - Tournoi de maitres d'Asnieres sur Seine, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100). Also played 9 rapid (including Salon de Provence 22e Pardigon Rapide A) and 1 blitz events (including Salon de Provence 22e Pardigon Blitz A) recently. His peak of 2538 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2002, World #309 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 42).
Current rating
2334
Standard
Rpd2347·Blz2321
All-time high
2538
−204 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 43
Jul 2002 · age 43
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49
#49 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
23 entries2025
23rd 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2378
Oct 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 64
Sep 2023
2020
26th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2431
Sep 2020
2017
1,000 career games
at age 58
Feb 2017
2015
30th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2465
Mar 2015
2010
24th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2517
Mar 2010
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
2370 → 2334
Tournaments
18
103 games
Score
63/ 10361.2%
43W40D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2377 | +6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #241 | 2118 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #34 | 2340 | +0.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 2021 | -3.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #313 | 1698 | -3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #77 | 2056 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #7 | 2233 | -13.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2254 | -2.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #291 | 1392 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #58 | 2403 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArmen PetrosyanIM
🇫🇷FRA·2299
+5 −5 =10
20 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsEric PrieGM
🇫🇷FRA·2345
+2 −2 =14
18 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsChristian BauerGM
🇫🇷FRA·2557
+1 −8 =5
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsYan Derige KaneCM
🇫🇷FRA·2213
+5 −2 =6
13 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsRemy DegraeveIM
🇫🇷FRA·2455
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
England
#49
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#2,005
in continent
World
#3,099
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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