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Wigbout, Rod
🇬🇧FIDE 419850· Male· England· Born in 1967
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Rod Wigbout, a 59-year-old English player, is rated 1877 — just 22 short of his peak of 1899 (May 2024, age 57). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2012), 23 months (2012–2014), 111 months (2015–2024) and 17 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 4.
Current rating
1877
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz—
All-time high
1899
−22 pts below
May 2024 · age 57
May 2024 · age 57
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#53,963
#53,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1883 → returned at 1877
Jul 2024
79th English 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1899
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1819 → 1899
May 2024
All-time peak 1899
at age 57 · −22 from today
May 2024
2015
Inactive for 111 months
paused at 1819 → returned at 1899
Jan 2015
2014
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1883 → 1877
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #4 | 1841 | -6.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#861
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#39,636
in continent
World
#53,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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