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Dickenson, Neil F

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FIDEFIDE 401897· Male· England· Born in 1964

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Neil F Dickenson, a 62-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2232 and sitting in the top 4% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2232 and 2283 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Isle of Wight Masters and 2025 British Championship. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 110 months (2015–2024). His peak of 2322 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2011); he also reached English #68 in May 2012.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37).

Current rating

2232

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2322

−90 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 47

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#104 · English players · of 2,546

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
5th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2283
Feb 2025
2024
7th English 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2283
Nov 2024
2015
9th English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2295
Jul 2015
Inactive for 110 months
paused at 2295 → returned at 2283
Feb 2015
2013
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Jun 2013
2012
Peak English rank: #68
at age 48 · rated 2322
May 2012

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Frederick Waldhausen GordonIM 2,393
2025 British Championship · Aug 2025 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
-15
2247 → 2232
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
7W4D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndrew J LedgerIM2,323·2025 British Championship·R7·+11.8
2.[W]vsOwen Crawford2,125·2025 British Championship·R6·+6.3
3.[W]vsBohdan Terler2,096·2026 Isle of Wight Masters·R5·+6.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndrew R Brett2,011·2026 Isle of Wight Masters·R9·-15.6
2.[L]vsLiam D VarnamFM2,144·2026 Isle of Wight Masters·R8·-12.5
3.[L]vsDavid J EgglestonIM2,348·2025 British Championship·R5·-7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Isle of Wight Masters
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#692136-28.8
2025 British Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#402290+14.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 Isle of Wight Masters (-28.8 Elo, finished #69).

Rankings

/
England
#104
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#4,545
in continent
World
#6,602
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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2,629
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
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104🇬🇧Dickenson, Neil F2,232
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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4545🇬🇧Dickenson, Neil F2,232
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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6602🇬🇧Dickenson, Neil F2,232