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Kennaugh, Charles W

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FIDEFIDE 400815· Male· England· Born in 1953

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Charles W Kennaugh, a 73-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2176 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 43 months (2009–2012), 135 months (2012–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 British Championship: Over 65. His peak of 2294 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2002, English #87 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 48).

Current rating

2176

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2294

−118 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 49

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 71
Jun 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2203 → returned at 2192
Jun 2024
82nd 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2221
Feb 2024
2012
Inactive for 135 months
paused at 2249 → returned at 2221
Sep 2012
2009
7th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2251
Nov 2009
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 2251 → returned at 2249
Jan 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Eric F Eedle 2,039
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-27
2203 → 2176
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
4W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261/3#841987-16.0
2025 British Championship: Over 65
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/6#112099-10.8
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11 (-16.0 Elo, finished #84).

Rankings

/
England
#149
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#6,746
in continent
World
#9,533
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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3
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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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149🇬🇧Kennaugh, Charles W2,176
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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6746🇬🇧Kennaugh, Charles W2,176
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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9533🇬🇧Kennaugh, Charles W2,176