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Ponting, Andrew
🇬🇧FIDE 416487· Male· England· Born in 1972
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Andrew Ponting, a 54-year-old English player, is rated 1945 — just 1 short of his peak of 1946 (Apr 2026, age 54). He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open, 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open, and 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 4. He took a 87-month break between Jun 2017 and Oct 2024.
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd1916·Blz1933
All-time high
1946
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 54
Apr 2026 · age 54
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
38th English 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1945
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1946
at age 54 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 53
Jun 2025
2018
63rd English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1870
Apr 2018
2017
Inactive for 87 months
paused at 1870 → returned at 1923
Jun 2017
2013
60th English 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1904
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
1906 → 1945
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
11/ 2055.0%
8W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #14 | 1987 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #13 | 2046 | +8.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2149 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/5 | #51 | 1877 | -5.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsRichard P Selway
🇬🇧ENG·1968
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2016
View head-to-head →
vsJohn Nicholas Briggs
🇬🇧ENG·1971
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsJohn E Duggan
🇬🇧ENG·2024
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsIan L Snape
🇬🇧ENG·2067
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2015
View head-to-head →
vsMichael Prizant
🇬🇧ENG·2003
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2017
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Rankings
/
England
#607
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#27,856
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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