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Pitcher, John

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FIDEFIDE 411485· Male· England· Born in 1963

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John Pitcher, a 63-year-old English player, is rated 2142 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rouinds 1-2. His peak of 2269 was reached at age 56 (Feb 2019, English #96 at the time).

Current rating

2142

Standard

Rpd2128·Blz2130

All-time high

2269

−127 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 56

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,877 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
12th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2188
Jan 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Apr 2022
2019
Peak English rank: #96
at age 56 · rated 2269
Feb 2019
10th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2269
Feb 2019
All-time peak 2269
at age 56 · −127 from today
Feb 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 53
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adam Sefton 1,967
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-7
2149 → 2142
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
4W3D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261.5/2#262108-1.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#12749+10.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#651843-16.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rouinds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#172134-0.2
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4 (-16.2 Elo, finished #65).

Most-Played Opponents

vsTomasz Sygnowski
🇵🇱POL·2086
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsDonald J Mason
🇬🇧ENG·2036
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met May 2024
View head-to-head →
vsAmeet K GhasiGM
🇬🇧ENG·2494
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2023
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
England
#188
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#8,515
in continent
World
#11,877
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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World
1
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2
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