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Walker, Martin G

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FIDEFIDE 410969· Male· England· Born in 1965

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Martin G Walker, a 61-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2050 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open, Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open, and 62nd Hull Congress Open. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He had 5 career breaks: 20 months (2003–2005), 26 months (2005–2007), 56 months (2009–2014), 14 months (2014–2015) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2357 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2001); he also reached English #58 in Jan 2002.

Competes for England since Jan 2019. Awarded FM in 2007 (age 42).

Current rating

2050

Standard

Rpd2071·Blz2119

All-time high

2357

−307 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 36

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 10%

#20,749 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
20th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2092
Apr 2026
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2091 → returned at 2088
Jul 2024
2021
10th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2222
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 56
Dec 2021
2020
8th English 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2196
Oct 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
2078 → 2176
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nigel Birtwistle 2,141
62nd Hull Congress Open · Sep 2025 · +11.5 Elo
Evolution
-41
2091 → 2050
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
8W3D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDevesh Sharma1,844·62nd Hull Congress Open·R4·-16.1
2.[L]vsRithvik Deepak AmbattuCM1,937·62nd Hull Congress Open·R2·-14.1
3.[L]vsSamuel A Milson2,106·Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open·R2·-9.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/7#31—-41.6
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#52114+4.4
62nd Hull Congress Open
Swiss
Sep 20253/5#92007-3.4
Worst Elo result: 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open (-41.6 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

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England
#317
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#15,241
in continent
World
#20,749
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
🇬🇧Adams, MichaelFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,629
5
🇬🇧McShane, Luke JFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
🇬🇧Short, Nigel DFollow Nigel D ShortTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
7
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,537
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,529
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
10
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2,506
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317🇬🇧Walker, Martin G2,050
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
15241🇬🇧Walker, Martin G2,050
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
20749🇬🇧Walker, Martin G2,050