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Pickering, Carl A
🇬🇧FIDE 421731· Male· England· Born in 1963
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Carl A Pickering, a 63-year-old English player, is rated 1768 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 4-7, 2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 1-3, and 2025 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 5-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 February Mechanics Blitz #2 - 1800 and Over) recently.
Current rating
1768
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1753
All-time high
1768
at best
Jun 2026 · age 63
Jun 2026 · age 63
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,513
#86,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1768
at age 63
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1662 → 1764
Feb 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 61
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1736 → 1768
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
15/ 2657.7%
15W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #10 | 1817 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #13 | 1750 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2439 | +14.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2059 | +25.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #11 | 2584 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #2 | 1805 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #25 | 1529 | -42.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Summer Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 1-3 (-42.0 Elo, finished #25).
Rankings
/
England
#1,384
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#62,137
in continent
World
#86,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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