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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 1813. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 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
1813
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1911
−98 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 46
Mar 2017 · age 46
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#72,297
#72,297 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-42
1855 → 1813
Tournaments
8
28 games
Score
12/ 2842.9%
7W10D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/2 | #66 | 1674 | -7.6 |
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 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #24 | 2127 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #34 | 1819 | -8.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,159
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#52,468
in continent
World
#72,296
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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