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Wells, Daniel J
🇬🇧FIDE 414581· Male· England· Born in 1989
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Daniel J Wells, a 37-year-old English player, is rated 2040 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including brainstormchess FIDE Blitz at Victoria - 25 February 2026) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 22 months (2011–2013), 12 months (2013–2014), 17 months (2014–2016), 13 months (2017–2018), 46 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2023).
At junior level, he reached #10, #11 and #12 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2040
Standard
Rpd1998·Blz1994
All-time high
2040
at best
Sep 2025 · age 36
Sep 2025 · age 36
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#21,936
#21,936 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2025
29th English 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2040
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2040
at age 36
Sep 2025
2024
77th English 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2036
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1989 → 2036
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Dec 2023
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1990
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
2016 → 2040
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #15 | 2150 | +24.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#350
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#16,143
in continent
World
#21,936
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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