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Burns, Martin J

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FIDEFIDE 420123· Male· England· Born in 1967

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Martin J Burns, a 59-year-old English player, is rated 1858. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 21 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open, 1st Glossop Chess Congress, and 2025 Rhyl Open. He had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2009–2012) and 41 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2022 was reached at age 45 (Sep 2012).

Current rating

1858

Standard

Rpd1913·Blz—

All-time high

2022

−164 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 45

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#59,135

#59,135 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
59th English 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1891
Jun 2025
2022
52nd English 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1874
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1874 → returned at 1838
Mar 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1857 → 1921
May 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 50
May 2017
2013
88th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1905
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mike J Surtees 2,100
1st Glossop Chess Congress · Jul 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-33
1891 → 1858
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
4.5/ 1334.6%
3W3D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMark A Bastow1,896·2025 Rhyl Open·R5·+10.1
2.[W]vsIan Paul Stephens1,836·17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open·R6·+9.4
3.[W]vsDylan Mize1,791·17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open·R5·+8.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMichael Adam1,756·17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open·R2·-12.9
2.[L]vsLeo Cheung1,766·1st Glossop Chess Congress·R4·-12.7
3.[L]vsCarl Gartside1,805·1st Glossop Chess Congress·R5·-11.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/5#201812-6.0
1st Glossop Chess Congress
Swiss
Jul 20251/4#191632-27.0
2025 Rhyl Open
Swiss
May 20251/2#82119+8.8
Worst Elo result: 1st Glossop Chess Congress (-27.0 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

/
England
#939
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#43,278
in continent
World
#59,135
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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939🇬🇧Burns, Martin J1,858
Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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59135🇬🇧Burns, Martin J1,858