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Josse, Mark
CM🇬🇧FIDE 414476· Male· England· Born in 1968
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Mark Josse, a 58-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2096 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including Jonkoping Chess Festival 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2014–2016) and 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2235 was reached at age 51 (Sep 2019); he also reached English #90 in Jun 2022.
Awarded CM in 2020 (age 52).
Current rating
2096
Standard
Rpd2161·Blz1992
All-time high
2235
−139 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 51
Sep 2019 · age 51
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,790 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
18th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2153
May 2024
2022
Peak English rank: #90
at age 54 · rated 2224
Jun 2022
2020
10th English 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2235
Aug 2020
CM title awardedCM
at age 52
Feb 2020
2019
All-time peak 2235
at age 51 · −139 from today
Sep 2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2235 → returned at 2224
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2110 → 2096
Tournaments
6
38 games
Score
22.5/ 3859.2%
15W15D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsWojciech Kowalczuk2,010·Wroclaw SENIOR Open - Festiwal Szachowy Adolfa Anderssena 2025·R3·+7.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2171 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 2050 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #77 | 2068 | -12.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2127 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #18 | 1895 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2122 | +12.0 |
Worst Elo result: Wroclaw SENIOR Open - Festiwal Szachowy Adolfa Anderssena 2025 (-22.8 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
/
England
#250
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#11,472
in continent
World
#15,790
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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