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Conquest, Stuart C

GM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 400181· Male· England· Born in 1967

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Stuart C Conquest, a 59-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2506 and ranked 10th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 11 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open and 2025 British Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 British Championship: Rapidplay Playoff) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier) recently. He took a 105-month break between Nov 2015 and Sep 2024. His peak of 2601 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2001, World #90 at the time); he has been in English top 10 for 45 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 34).

Current rating

2506

Standard

Rpd2391·Blz2382

All-time high

2601

−95 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 34

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#10

#10 · English players · of 2,545
National top 10 since May 2026

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
45 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 18 months · since Jan 2001
May 2026
2024
12th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2513
Oct 2024
2016
41st 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2510
Apr 2016
2015
Inactive for 105 months
paused at 2510 → returned at 2513
Nov 2015
Re-crossed 2500
at age 48
Jun 2015
2009
24th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2572
Jul 2009

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 British Championship
perf 2601 (+80) · 7/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Nikita VitiugovGM 2,676
2025 British Championship · Aug 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-5
2511 → 2506
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
11/ 1668.8%
7W8D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNikita VitiugovGM2,676·2025 British Championship·R9·+7.1
2.[W]vsShreyas RoyalGM2,495·2025 British Championship·R8·+4.6
3.[W]vsDavid J EgglestonIM2,348·2025 British Championship·R7·+2.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/7#632339-14.7
2025 British Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/9#12601+10.3

Most-Played Opponents

vsJonathan HawkinsGM
🇬🇧ENG·2570
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met Jan 2015
View head-to-head →
vsAbhinav Reddy Bathula
🇮🇳IND·2021
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsEldar GasanovGM
🇺🇦UKR·2443
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
England
#10
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#312
in continent
World
#546
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
🇬🇧Howell, David W LFollow David W L HowellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,665
3
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2,639
4
🇬🇧Adams, MichaelFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,629
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.
2,537
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,529
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
102,506
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
312🇬🇧Conquest, Stuart C2,506
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
546🇬🇧Conquest, Stuart C2,506