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Wells, Peter K
GM🇬🇧FIDE 400327· Male· England· Born in 1965
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Peter K Wells, a 61-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2318 and sitting in the top 2% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Open, 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open, and 2025 British Championship. Also played 3 rapid (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Final) recently. His peak of 2529 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2005); he also reached World #364 in Jan 2001.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 36).
Current rating
2318
Standard
Rpd2398·Blz2359
All-time high
2529
−211 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 40
Jul 2005 · age 40
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#57 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
25 entries2026
5th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2318
Apr 2026
2022
1,000 career games
at age 57
Jul 2022
2021
98th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2397
Jul 2021
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2397 → returned at 2381
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 55
Mar 2020
2017
71st 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2447
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
2354 → 2318
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
13W12D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | — | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #53 | 2261 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #60 | 2187 | -17.9 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 2210 | -11.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2350
+6 −6 =10
22 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2397
+4 −1 =10
15 games·last met Sep 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel W GormallyGM
🇬🇧ENG·2366
+0 −6 =6
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAmeet K GhasiGM
🇬🇧ENG·2502
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
vsPeter J SowrayFM
🇬🇧ENG·2137
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
England
#57
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#2,320
in continent
World
#3,536
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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