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Ward, Chris G

GM🇬🇧INACTIVE · since August 2023

FIDEFIDE 400203· Male· England· Born in 1968

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Chris G Ward, a 58-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2379 and ranked 36th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 16 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2531 was reached at age 35 (Jul 2003); he also reached World #332 in Jan 2001.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 33).

Current rating

2379

Standard

Rpd2406·Blz—

All-time high

2531

−152 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 35

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#36

#36 · English players · of 2,545

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
89th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2379
Jul 2024
2023
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2379 → still inactive
Aug 2023
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2402 → returned at 2382
Sep 2019
97th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2425
Apr 2019
2016
2nd English 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2441
Dec 2016
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2448 → returned at 2432
Jul 2011

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2379 → 2379

Most-Played Opponents

vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2350
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2014
View head-to-head →
vsNicholas PertGM
🇬🇧ENG·2504
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2018
View head-to-head →
vsJohn M EmmsGM
🇬🇧ENG·2419
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2016
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel W GormallyGM
🇬🇧ENG·2366
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2016
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
England
#39
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#1,525
in continent
World
#2,136
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
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2,639
4
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2,629
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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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
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack 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.
2,708
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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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