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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 2143 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 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

2143

Standard

Rpd2128·Blz2130

All-time high

2269

−126 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 56

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,778 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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 · −126 from today
Feb 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 53
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dan M Lambourne 1,955
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-6
2149 → 2143
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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).

Rankings

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England
#181
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#8,454
in continent
World
#11,778
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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2,629
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
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181🇬🇧Pitcher, John2,143
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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8454🇬🇧Pitcher, John2,143
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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11778🇬🇧Pitcher, John2,143