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Ponting, Andrew
🇬🇧FIDE 416487· Male· England· Born in 1972
Andrew Ponting, a 54-year-old English player. currently rated 1946 in Standard. He took a 80-month break between Jun 2017 and Mar 2024.
Current rating
1946
Standard
Rpd1916·Blz1933
All-time high
1946
at best
Apr 2026 · age 54
Apr 2026 · age 54
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#596
in England · of 2,537
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1946
at age 54
Apr 2026
2017
Inactive for 80 months
paused at 1870 → returned at 1922
Jun 2017
2011
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1840 → 1897
May 2011
2008
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Oct 2008
First FIDE rating
1866 · at age 36
Oct 2008
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+36
1910 → 1946
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
England
#596
out of 3,880 players
Europe
#28,892
in continent
World
#37,698
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
England
Europe
World
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