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Buckley, Graeme N
IM🇬🇧FIDE 402265· Male· England· Born in 1971
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Graeme N Buckley, a 55-year-old English International Master, is rated 2258 and sitting in the top 3% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 23 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U2400, Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Open, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 1 (Hampton) Qualifier) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2005), 18 months (2015–2016) and 42 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2420 was reached at age 32 (Jul 2003); he also reached English #32 in Jul 2002.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 30). Earned a GM norm at Hastings Centenary Congress Hastings Challengers 1995.
Current rating
2258
Standard
Rpd2191·Blz2197
All-time high
2420
−162 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 32
Jul 2003 · age 32
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#83 · English players · of 2,545
Career timeline
18 entries2026
500 career games
at age 55
Jun 2026
2023
4th English 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2349
Sep 2023
2020
6th English 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2333
Apr 2020
2019
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2333 → returned at 2344
May 2019
2015
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2342 → returned at 2342
May 2015
2012
10th English 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2370
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2262 → 2258
Tournaments
6
32 games
Score
19.5/ 3260.9%
17W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2165 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2317 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/11 | #18 | 2263 | +2.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2259 | -0.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #29 | 1382 | -6.1 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2931 | +3.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJovica RadovanovicFM
🇷🇸SRB·2188
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met May 2024
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vsAmeet K GhasiGM
🇬🇧ENG·2502
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2350
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2397
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsSupratit BanerjeeFM
🇬🇧ENG·2313
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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England
#83
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#3,757
in continent
World
#5,516
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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