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Valentine, Brian J

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FIDEFIDE 412210· Male· England· Born in 1952

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Brian J Valentine, a 74-year-old English player, is rated 1908. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. Recent appearances: 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8 and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4. Also played 2 rapid events (including IV Milton Keynes FIDE Rapid Tournament - Open) recently. His peak of 2063 was reached at age 51 (Jul 2003).

Current rating

1908

Standard

Rpd1886·Blz—

All-time high

2063

−155 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 51

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#46,150

#46,150 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2023
23rd English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1937
Jan 2023
2019
27th English 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1972
May 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 64
Dec 2016
2014
31st English 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1990
Nov 2014
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1923 → 1980
Jun 2014
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1977 → returned at 1973
Jul 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs William McDougall 1,950
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +1.2 Elo
Best comeback
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4
finished #2 (seeded #52 of 72)
Evolution
+29
1879 → 1908
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
5/ 683.3%
4W2D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261.5/2#282004+5.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#162019+6.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20262/2#22623+17.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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England
#747
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#34,002
in continent
World
#46,149
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
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,539
8
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2,516
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,512
10
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2,506
...
747🇬🇧Valentine, Brian J1,908
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
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34002🇬🇧Valentine, Brian J1,908
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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46149🇬🇧Valentine, Brian J1,908