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Merry, Alan B
IM🇬🇧FIDE 418811· Male· England· Born in 1996
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Alan B Merry, a 30-year-old English International Master, is rated 2400 and ranked 30th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 7 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He took a 26-month break between Apr 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2462 was reached at age 22 (Jul 2018); he also reached English #19 in Jul 2023.
Awarded IM in 2016 (age 20) and FM in 2013 (age 17). Earned GM norms at PokerStars Isle of Man Intl Chess Tnmt - Masters 2014 and Polar Capital Open 2018. At junior level, he reached World #88 in U18 and #1, #2 and #3 nationally in U20, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2400
Standard
Rpd2249·Blz2340
All-time high
2462
−62 pts below
Jul 2018 · age 22
Jul 2018 · age 22
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30
#30 · English players · of 2,574
Career timeline
20 entries2023
Peak English rank: #19
at age 27 · rated 2445
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2427 → returned at 2431
Apr 2020
2018
All-time peak 2462
at age 22 · −59 from today
Jul 2018
500 career games
at age 22
Mar 2018
2017
Crossed 2400
at age 21
Feb 2017
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 21
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2400 → 2400
Tournaments
7
28 games
Score
15/ 2853.6%
17W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #36 | 2300 | -3.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 2358 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #73 | 2212 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 3172 | +9.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | 2340 | -1.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #4 | 2427 | -2.3 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #9 | 2372 | +2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2345
+4 −7 =4
15 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsJames P JacksonIM
🇬🇧ENG·2381
+9 −4 =1
14 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsAlexander CherniaevGM
🇬🇧ENG·2275
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRavi HariaGM
🇬🇧ENG·2490
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2019
View head-to-head →
vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2402
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings
/
England
#30
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#1,049
in continent
World
#1,664
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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