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Pride, Stephen C
🇬🇧FIDE 419680· Male· England· Born in 1951
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Stephen C Pride, a 75-year-old English player, is rated 1656. He has fluctuated between 1597 and 1723 over the past 2 years. 122 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The AlphaChess 'Life Begins at...' Round Robin, London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - U1650, and Muswell Hill FIDE Standard - 14 April 2026. His peak of 1882 was reached at age 59 (Jan 2010).
Current rating
1656
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1882
−226 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 59
Jan 2010 · age 59
Activity
90
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
116 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#125,948
#125,948 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1437 → 1678
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
2022
500 career games
at age 71
Sep 2022
40th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1584
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1581 → returned at 1584
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1656 → 1656
Tournaments
33
144 games
Score
59/ 14441.0%
47W47D50L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 1919 | +15.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 1814 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/2 | #3 | 2370 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1726 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #20 | 1540 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #5 | 2408 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #3 | 1697 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #33 | 995 | -12.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #8 | 1358 | -15.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #3 | 1721 | +3.4 |
Worst Elo result: London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000 (-30.6 Elo, finished #28).
Most-Played Opponents
vsBrendan OGorman
🇬🇧ENG·1721
+2 −2 =9
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJulian D Llewellyn
🇬🇧ENG·1832
+0 −8 =4
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDavid Lewis
🇬🇧ENG·1530
+8 −0 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJoel Gladstone
🇬🇧ENG·1599
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsOliver Finnegan
🇬🇧ENG·1814
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#1,957
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#86,706
in continent
World
#125,942
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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