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Thurlow, Kevin J

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FIDEFIDE 406104· Male· England· Born in 1953

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Kevin J Thurlow, a 73-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 1877. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open and 49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Open Tournament. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2011–2012) and 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2203 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2002).

Awarded CM in 2003 (age 50).

Current rating

1877

Standard

Rpd2017·Blz2001

All-time high

2203

−326 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 49

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#53,963

#53,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2024
13th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2042
Apr 2024
2023
23rd English 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2036
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2019 → returned at 2030
Nov 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 65
Apr 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1985 → 2023
Feb 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 63
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Venkata Ananth Akshay Kilambi 2,050
35th Frome Chess Congress - Open · May 2026 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-59
1936 → 1877
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
3.5/ 1425.0%
1W5D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Frome Chess Congress - Open
Open Swiss
May 20261.5/4#2618850.0
3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/3#321715-24.8
49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Open Tournament
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/6#181717-34.4
Worst Elo result: 49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Open Tournament (-34.4 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

/
England
#861
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#39,636
in continent
World
#53,962
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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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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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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861🇬🇧Thurlow, Kevin J1,877
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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39636🇬🇧Thurlow, Kevin J1,877
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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53962🇬🇧Thurlow, Kevin J1,877