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Blencowe, Ian P
🇬🇧FIDE 418510· Male· England· Born in 1960
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Ian P Blencowe, a 66-year-old English player, is rated 1643. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Intermediate U1750 and 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U1700). He had 2 career breaks: 62 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1749 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1643
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1749
−106 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64
Mar 2024 · age 64
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#130,811
#130,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1598 → 1749
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1749
at age 64 · −106 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1582 → returned at 1746
Apr 2023
2017
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 1636 → returned at 1620
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-56
1699 → 1643
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
6.5/ 1640.6%
3W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsChristine F Constable1,576·7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Intermediate U1750·R3·-11.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #28 | 1634 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #17 | 1512 | -34.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #11 | 1873 | -23.2 |
Worst Elo result: 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Intermediate U1750 (-34.0 Elo, finished #17).
Rankings
/
England
#2,030
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#89,457
in continent
World
#130,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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