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Orton, Stephen L A

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FIDEFIDE 414921· Male· England· Born in 1952

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Stephen L A Orton, a 74-year-old English player, is rated 2092 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 British Championship: Over 65. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He had 5 career breaks: 70 months (2007–2013), 47 months (2013–2017), 23 months (2017–2019), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2175 was reached at age 55 (Oct 2007).

Current rating

2092

Standard

Rpd2108·Blz2008

All-time high

2175

−83 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 55

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 7%

#16,149 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2137 → returned at 2117
Aug 2024
2023
5th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2154
Dec 2023
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
2107 → 2154
Sep 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2116 → returned at 2107
Sep 2019
2018
10th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2167
May 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bedri SadikuIM 2,127
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +0.3 Elo
Evolution
-45
2137 → 2092
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
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Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20263.5/9#1612021-24.8
2025 British Championship: Over 65
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#102009-20.2
Worst Elo result: FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 (-24.8 Elo, finished #161).

Rankings

/
England
#258
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#11,745
in continent
World
#16,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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3
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4
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5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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8
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9
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2,512
10
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258🇬🇧Orton, Stephen L A2,092
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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16149🇬🇧Orton, Stephen L A2,092