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Woolley, Jos

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FIDEFIDE 410250· Male· England· Born in 1974

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Jos Woolley, a 52-year-old English player, is rated 2049 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 8 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 17 months (2004–2006), 20 months (2008–2010), 27 months (2010–2012), 21 months (2015–2017), 13 months (2018–2019), 30 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 2. His peak of 2116 was reached at age 39 (Jun 2013).

Current rating

2049

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2038

All-time high

2116

−67 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 39

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 10%

#20,907 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
19th English 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2049
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2057 → returned at 2049
May 2024
2022
15th English 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2086
Apr 2022
2019
29th English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2079
Aug 2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2079 → returned at 2086
Apr 2019
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2084 → returned at 2079
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pietro Buffa 1,981
CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 2 · Mar 2026 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
-8
2057 → 2049
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsPietro Buffa1,981·CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 2·R2·+8.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMohammad Shah MoradiCM2,145·CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 2·R4·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 2
Team
Mar 20262.5/5#121998-8.0

Rankings

/
England
#329
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#15,346
in continent
World
#20,907
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
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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2,506
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329🇬🇧Woolley, Jos2,049
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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15346🇬🇧Woolley, Jos2,049
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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2,753
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20907🇬🇧Woolley, Jos2,049