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Potter, Steven
🇬🇧FIDE 415626· Male· England· Born in 1971
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Steven Potter, a 55-year-old English player, is rated 1821. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6, and 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 2000. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2014–2015) and 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1911 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2017).
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1911
−90 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 46
Mar 2017 · age 46
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,807
#69,807 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
59th English 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1877
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1750 → 1877
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1720 → returned at 1736
Mar 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 46
Dec 2017
68th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1911
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
1855 → 1821
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
7W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #47 | 1702 | -6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | 1704 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 1789 | -9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 1756 | -4.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #65 | 1686 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,127
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#50,766
in continent
World
#69,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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