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Goodfellow, Russell Robert

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FIDEFIDE 420344· Male· England· Born in 1960

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Russell Robert Goodfellow, a 66-year-old English player, is rated 1795. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 8 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U1900, Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Major, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Major. Also played 3 rapid (including Greater London Chess Club Summer Rapidplay - U1825) and 1 blitz events (including May FIDE Blitz at The Stag Plaza Suite) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011) and 49 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1925 was reached at age 56 (Oct 2016).

Current rating

1795

Standard

Rpd1758·Blz1716

All-time high

1925

−130 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 56

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#77,923

#77,923 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1723 → returned at 1834
Jan 2020
2016
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1783 → 1923
Nov 2016
77th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1925
Oct 2016
All-time peak 1925
at age 56 · −130 from today
Oct 2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Jan 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Zoe Pellatt 1,861
4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U1900 · Apr 2026 · +11.9 Elo
Evolution
-9
1804 → 1795
Tournaments
6
29 games
Score
19/ 2965.5%
18W2D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U1900
Swiss
Apr 20264.5/3#52590+21.2
Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Major
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/3#222436-1.2
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Major
Swiss
Jan 20262/5#121652-19.4
3rd Sussex Univeristy Chess Congress - U1900
Swiss
Aug 20251/3#191478-26.4
1st Swindon Chess Congress - U1900
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/4#152487+6.2
Worst Elo result: 3rd Sussex Univeristy Chess Congress - U1900 (-26.4 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

/
England
#1,259
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#56,340
in continent
World
#77,923
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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