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Clarke, Stuart W

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FIDEFIDE 402990· Male· England· Born in 1970

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Stuart W Clarke, a 56-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2152 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 97 months (2004–2012), 31 months (2013–2016) and 70 months (2020–2026, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open. His peak of 2310 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2003); he also reached English #79 in Sep 2012.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31).

Current rating

2152

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2310

−158 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 33

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,115 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
14th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2152
May 2026
2022
11th English 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2176
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 2176 → returned at 2152
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Mar 2019
2017
14th English 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2248
May 2017
2013
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2260 → returned at 2245
Jun 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Chris R BeaumontIM 2,174
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open · Feb 2026 · +0.6 Elo
Evolution
-24
2176 → 2152
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
0W4D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/5#292057-23.8
Worst Elo result: 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open (-23.8 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
England
#173
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#7,961
in continent
World
#11,115
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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2,665
3
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4
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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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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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7961🇬🇧Clarke, Stuart W2,152
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
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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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11115🇬🇧Clarke, Stuart W2,152