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Whatley, Stephen A J

CM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 420441· Male· England· Born in 1999

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Stephen A J Whatley, a 27-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2145 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018), 53 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2023–2026). His peak of 2185 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2017).

Awarded CM in 2021 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #8, #8, #8, #9 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2145

Standard

Rpd2038·Blz2038

All-time high

2185

−40 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 18

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,628 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2024
51st English 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2146
May 2024
2023
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2146 → returned at 2145
Sep 2023
2021
CM title awardedCM
at age 22
May 2021
2019
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2138 → returned at 2146
Mar 2019
2018
8th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2185
Feb 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sai Vaddhireddy 1,996
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11 · May 2026 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
-1
2146 → 2145
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W0D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsEuan Gray2,114·2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11·R3·-10.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20262/3#182125-1.0

Rankings

/
England
#184
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#8,337
in continent
World
#11,628
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,539
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,516
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,512
10
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2,506
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184🇬🇧Whatley, Stephen A J2,145
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
8337🇬🇧Whatley, Stephen A J2,145
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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11628🇬🇧Whatley, Stephen A J2,145