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York-Weaving, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 401161· Male· England· Born in 1994

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Richard York-Weaving, a 32-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2320 — just 23 short of his peak of 2343 (Apr 2020, age 26) and sitting in the top 2% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 9 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4 and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2. He had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). He reached English #52 in Sep 2025.

Previously known as Richard Weaving (until Sep 2019). Awarded FM in 2017 (age 23). Earned a IM norm at 2016/17 4NCL Division 1. At junior level, he reached #5, #6 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2320

Standard

Rpd2243·Blz2243

All-time high

2343

−23 pts below
Apr 2020 · age 26

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#54 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
Peak English rank: #52
at age 31 · rated 2326
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2331 → returned at 2323
Mar 2024
2020
All-time peak 2343
at age 26 · −23 from today
Apr 2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2343 → returned at 2331
Apr 2020
2019
Renamed to York-Weaving, Richard
at age 25
Sep 2019
2017
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
Aug 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jonathan W RogersFM 2,335
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4 · Jan 2026 · +0.4 Elo
Evolution
-6
2326 → 2320
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#842194-6.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#612351+1.4

Rankings

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England
#54
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#2,283
in continent
World
#3,462
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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2,622
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
...
54🇬🇧York-Weaving, Richard2,320
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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2283🇬🇧York-Weaving, Richard2,320
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
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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3462🇬🇧York-Weaving, Richard2,320