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Horton, Jamie A
🇬🇧FIDE 421472· Male· England· Born in 1995
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Jamie A Horton, a 31-year-old English player, is rated 2138 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 3-4. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 2 (Harrow) Qualifier) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jan 2023 and Feb 2024. His peak of 2209 was reached at age 25 (Feb 2020).
At junior level, he reached #10, #16 and #13 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2138
Standard
Rpd2097·Blz2104
All-time high
2209
−71 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 25
Feb 2020 · age 25
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,184 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2177 → returned at 2192
Jan 2023
2022
37th English 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2209
Feb 2022
2020
All-time peak 2209
at age 25 · −71 from today
Feb 2020
2019
Crossed 2200
at age 24
Jun 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
2023 → 2127
Jun 2016
Crossed 2100
at age 21
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
2170 → 2138
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
2/ 1118.2%
0W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/3 | #97 | 1432 | -24.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #90 | 1477 | -14.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #50 | 2475 | +14.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #98 | 1620 | -7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #33 | 2174 | +0.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#195
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#8,763
in continent
World
#12,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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