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Starley, Robert
🇬🇧FIDE 421006· Male· England· Born in 1993
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Robert Starley, a 33-year-old English player, is rated 2084 — just 27 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 15 months. 29 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
2084
Standard
Rpd1981·Blz2000
All-time high
2111
−27 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 25
Jun 2018 · age 25
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,953 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
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 · −27 from today
Jun 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
2065 → 2084
Tournaments
11
30 games
Score
19/ 3063.3%
17W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 0/1 | #23 | 1329 | -8.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #17 | 2757 | 0.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 2064 | -1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2801 | +16.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #63 | 1772 | -16.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | 2159 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #17 | 2135 | -10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2767 | +7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | 2876 | +17.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #9 | 2814 | +10.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#270
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#12,339
in continent
World
#16,953
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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