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Starley, Robert

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FIDEFIDE 421006· Male· England· Born in 1993

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Robert Starley, a 33-year-old English player, is rated 2086 — just 25 short of his peak of 2111 (Jun 2018, age 25) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 14 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Sheffield Qualifier) recently.

Current rating

2086

Standard

Rpd1981·Blz2000

All-time high

2111

−25 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 25

Activity

33

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#16,702 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
60th English 20-35 player
at age 32 · rated 2092
Dec 2025
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2084 → returned at 2062
Mar 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 26
Sep 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
Jun 2018
All-time peak 2111
at age 25 · −25 from today
Jun 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Apr 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs John Pitcher 2,149
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4 · Jan 2026 · +11.8 Elo
Evolution
+21
2065 → 2086
Tournaments
8
22 games
Score
14.5/ 2265.9%
13W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20262/2#62801+16.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#631772-16.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#272159+4.2
3rd Sheffield Chess International
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/4#172135-10.2
Yorkshire v Greater Manchester
Team
Nov 20251/1#22767+7.2
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6 (-16.0 Elo, finished #63).

Rankings

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England
#257
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#12,176
in continent
World
#16,702
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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257🇬🇧Starley, Robert2,086
Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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7
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8
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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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6
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7
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7
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16702🇬🇧Starley, Robert2,086