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Blencowe, Ian P

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FIDEFIDE 418510· Male· England· Born in 1960

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Ian P Blencowe, a 66-year-old English player, is rated 1642. He has slipped back 104 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Intermediate U1750, 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U1700), and 55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860). He had 2 career breaks: 62 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1749 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1642

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1749

−107 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#130,651

#130,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1582 → 1749
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1749
at age 64 · −107 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1746
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 1636 → returned at 1620
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Maurice J Hill 1,790
55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860) · May 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-57
1699 → 1642
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
3W6D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Intermediate U1750
Swiss
Feb 20261/4#171512-34.0
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U1700)
Swiss
Aug 20253/4#111873-23.2
55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860)
Swiss
May 20252/5#231620-47.2
Worst Elo result: 55th Cotswold Chess Congress - Major (U1860) (-47.2 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

/
England
#2,017
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#89,335
in continent
World
#130,645
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
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2017🇬🇧Blencowe, Ian P1,642
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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89335🇬🇧Blencowe, Ian P1,642
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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130645🇬🇧Blencowe, Ian P1,642