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Cowan, Richard M

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FIDEFIDE 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 16 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

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#46,437

#46,437 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
41st English 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1907
May 2026
2023
34th English 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1864
Sep 2023
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1864 → returned at 1918
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
perf 1980 (+73) · 2/5 · #43
Top opponent
vs Shriaansh Ganti 2,026
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open · Oct 2025 · +13.3 Elo
Evolution
+11
1896 → 1907
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/5#431980+10.8

Rankings

/
England
#747
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#34,192
in continent
World
#46,437
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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8
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9
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10
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1
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5
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1
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2
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46437🇬🇧Cowan, Richard M1,907