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Pein, Malcolm

Pein, Malcolm

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FIDEFIDE 400289· Male· England· Born in 1960

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Malcolm Pein, a 66-year-old English International Master, is rated 2243 and sitting in the top 4% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Jul 2003 and Oct 2004. Recent appearance: FE 4 Bella Italia - A. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 2) recently. His peak of 2425 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2002); he also reached English #29 in Jan 2002.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 41).

Current rating

2243

Standard

Rpd2288·Blz2144

All-time high

2425

−182 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 42

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#98 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
13th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2243
Apr 2026
2022
7th English 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2310
May 2022
2016
8th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2353
Sep 2016
2014
100 career games
at age 54
Dec 2014
2013
6th English 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2391
Aug 2013
2006
9th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2400
Jul 2006

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sofia Mayorga ArayaWIM 2,064
FE 4 Bella Italia - A · Aug 2025 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-16
2259 → 2243
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsSofia Mayorga ArayaWIM2,064·FE 4 Bella Italia - A·R4·+2.6
2.[W]vsLuca Canova2,025·FE 4 Bella Italia - A·R1·+2.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMrudul DehankarWIM2,110·FE 4 Bella Italia - A·R6·-6.8
2.[L]vsLuca Albertini2,144·FE 4 Bella Italia - A·R7·-6.4
3.[L]vsRenato R. QuintilianoGM2,486·FE 4 Bella Italia - A·R2·-2.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FE 4 Bella Italia - A
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/7#522088-16.0
Worst Elo result: FE 4 Bella Italia - A (-16.0 Elo, finished #52).

Rankings

/
England
#98
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#4,181
in continent
World
#6,122
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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98🇬🇧Pein, Malcolm2,243
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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4181🇬🇧Pein, Malcolm2,243
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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6122🇬🇧Pein, Malcolm2,243