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Furness, Robert M

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FIDEFIDE 407658· Male· England· Born in 1972

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Robert M Furness, a 54-year-old English player, is rated 1883. He has slipped back 73 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2085 was reached at age 29 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1883

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2085

−202 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 29

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#52,375

#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1957 → returned at 1970
Sep 2023
29th English 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2009
Aug 2023
2020
25th English 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2056
Oct 2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2056 → returned at 2009
Feb 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Jun 2019
2017
32nd English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2036
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Luis Ortiz Sanchez 2,015
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8 · Mar 2026 · +13.9 Elo
Evolution
-73
1956 → 1883
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
5.5/ 1439.3%
4W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261/1#452712+11.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261/1#212815+14.2
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major
Open Swiss
Feb 20260.5/5#691435-64.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#561601-17.2
28. Int. Meielisalp Open
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/5#61819-16.8
Worst Elo result: 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major (-64.2 Elo, finished #69).

Rankings

/
England
#833
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#38,532
in continent
World
#52,374
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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52374🇬🇧Furness, Robert M1,883