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RJ
Richardson, John R
FM🇬🇧FIDE 401617· Male· England· Born in 1964
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John R Richardson, a 62-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2203 and sitting in the top 5% of English players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, 2026 Isle of Wight Masters, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier) recently. His peak of 2356 was reached at age 41 (Jul 2005); he also reached English #57 in Dec 2013.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37). Earned IM norms at Charlton Jubilee Intl 1983, 1st Chess Events Intl 1996, Budapest First Saturday IM 1996, KS Sommerskak Open Copenhagen 1997, and 4NCL 2004.
Current rating
2203
Standard
Rpd2136·Blz2127
All-time high
2356
−153 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 41
Jul 2005 · age 41
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#121 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Feb 2026
2025
7th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2278
Feb 2025
2024
8th English 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2299
Jul 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2261 → returned at 2272
Apr 2020
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 52
Apr 2016
2015
7th English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2334
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-67
2270 → 2203
Tournaments
8
44 games
Score
22.5/ 4451.1%
16W16D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #68 | 1872 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2168 | -6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2952 | +16.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2423 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/8 | #100 | 2037 | -42.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #9 | 2968 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #51 | 2134 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #26 | 2128 | -24.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter J SowrayFM
🇬🇧ENG·2137
+5 −6 =3
14 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsAlexander CherniaevGM
🇬🇧ENG·2268
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsOscar Pollack
🇬🇧ENG·2128
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTim L Rogers
🇬🇧ENG·1887
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsThomas VilliersCM
🇬🇧ENG·2210
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings
/
England
#121
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#5,598
in continent
World
#7,992
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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