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Sugden, John N
🇬🇧FIDE 402001· Male· England· Born in 1948
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John N Sugden, a 78-year-old English player, is rated 1894. He has fluctuated between 1894 and 1959 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 2050, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050, and 2025 British Championship: Major Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 21eme rapide Anserien) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2012–2014), 21 months (2015–2017) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2235 was reached at age 61 (Sep 2009).
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd2008·Blz—
All-time high
2235
−341 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 61
Sep 2009 · age 61
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,654
#49,654 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2024
8th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1968
Jan 2024
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2027 → returned at 2028
Feb 2020
2019
11th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2065
Nov 2019
2015
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2071 → returned at 2037
Apr 2015
2014
13th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2105
Dec 2014
2012
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2138 → returned at 2118
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050perf 1965 (+71) · 3.5/5 · #8
Evolution
-26
1920 → 1894
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
6W9D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFinlo N Rohrer1,922·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050·R5·+10.8
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsDmytro Plotnikov1,787·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 2050·R3·-13.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #15 | 1659 | -31.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #8 | 1965 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #36 | 1914 | -1.0 |
Worst Elo result: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 2050 (-31.8 Elo, finished #15).
Rankings
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England
#796
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#36,538
in continent
World
#49,654
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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