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Howell, Chris I

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FIDEFIDE 403687· Male· England· Born in 1959

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Chris I Howell, a 67-year-old English player, is rated 1834. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 6 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - April 2026, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 2050. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2003–2006) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2160 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2001).

Current rating

1834

Standard

Rpd1966·Blz2001

All-time high

2160

326 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 42

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#65,972

#65,972 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
62nd English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1883
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1804 → 1883
Feb 2025
2020
47th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1942
Oct 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 59
Apr 2018
2015
40th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2044
Aug 2015
2013
48th English 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2078
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-28
18621834
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
3W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Mar 20260.5/1#441891+1.6
Open Swiss
Feb 20260/1#491020-10.6
Team
Jan 20261/2#561843-0.4
Open Swiss
Jan 20260.5/1#491646-5.2
Swiss
Dec 20252/4#131849-0.4

Rankings

/
England
#1,065
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#48,112
in continent
World
#65,972
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
🇬🇧Howell, David W LFollow David W L HowellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,665
3
🇬🇧Maroroa Jones, Gawain C BFollow Gawain C B Maroroa JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,639
4
🇬🇧Adams, MichaelFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,629
5
🇬🇧McShane, Luke JFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
🇬🇧Short, Nigel DFollow Nigel D ShortTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
7
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,537
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,529
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
10
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2,506
...
1065🇬🇧Howell, Chris I1,834
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
48112🇬🇧Howell, Chris I1,834
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
65972🇬🇧Howell, Chris I1,834