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Longson, Alexander

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FIDEFIDE 408093· Male· England· Born in 1982

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Alexander Longson, a 44-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2220 and sitting in the top 4% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 19 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6, and 2nd Cheadle FIDE Open 2026. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2004–2006), 37 months (2006–2009) and 49 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2348 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2014, English #57 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2013 (age 31). At junior level, he reached #5 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2220

Standard

Rpd2288·Blz2233

All-time high

2348

−128 pts below
Jan 2014 · age 32

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#115 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

16 entries
2023
12th English 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2261
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2298 → returned at 2261
Sep 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 34
May 2016
2014
Peak English rank: #57
at age 32 · rated 2348
Jan 2014
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
2270 → 2348
Jan 2014
All-time peak 2348
at age 32 · −128 from today
Jan 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Richard A BatesIM 2,293
ECF Counties Championship Open 2025 - SF1 · Jun 2025 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
-6
2226 → 2220
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
9.5/ 1373.1%
7W5D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDavid Henderson2,028·2nd Cheadle FIDE Open 2026·R3·-15.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#272142-3.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#92696+5.4
2nd Cheadle FIDE Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#52138-8.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#392078-5.0
ECF Counties Championship Open 2025 - Final
Team
Jul 20250.5/1#72181-1.2
ECF Counties Championship Open 2025 - SF1
Team
Jun 20250.5/1#212293+2.0

Rankings

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England
#115
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#4,959
in continent
World
#7,148
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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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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115🇬🇧Longson, Alexander2,220
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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5
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7
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9
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10
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4959🇬🇧Longson, Alexander2,220
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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7148🇬🇧Longson, Alexander2,220