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Wood, Peter C
🇬🇧FIDE 404667· Male· England· Born in 1938
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Peter C Wood, a 88-year-old English player, is rated 1652. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Folkestone FIDE Congress - U1750, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 1750, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 39 months (2011–2015), 23 months (2016–2018) and 64 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1965 was reached at age 71 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1652
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1965
−313 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 71
Apr 2009 · age 71
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,013
#127,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
100 career games
at age 87
Feb 2025
2024
17th English 80+ player
at age 86 · rated 1795
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1670 → 1795
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 64 months
paused at 1670 → returned at 1659
Sep 2018
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1689 → returned at 1670
Sep 2016
2015
17th English 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1849
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-40
1692 → 1652
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
11/ 2250.0%
7W8D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristine F Constable1,615·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - New Year Under 1750·R2·+8.7
2.[W]vsDavid Kilmartin1,605·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750·R3·+8.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 1848 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #26 | 1495 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #19 | 1945 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #16 | 1878 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #42 | 1571 | -16.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,968
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#87,303
in continent
World
#127,007
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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