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Cowan, Richard M
🇬🇧FIDE 419524· Male· England· Born in 1985
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Richard M Cowan, a 41-year-old English player, is rated 1907 — just 24 short of his peak of 1931 (Jun 2019, age 34). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2009–2011), 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open.
Current rating
1907
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz1917
All-time high
1931
−24 pts below
Jun 2019 · age 34
Jun 2019 · age 34
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#46,408
#46,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
42nd English 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1907
Jun 2026
2023
34th English 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1864
Sep 2023
2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1864 → returned at 1884
Oct 2022
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1843 → returned at 1864
Dec 2019
All-time peak 1931
at age 34 · −24 from today
Jun 2019
100 career games
at age 34
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
1896 → 1907
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #43 | 1980 | +10.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#751
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#34,192
in continent
World
#46,407
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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