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Murphy, Hugh W
🇬🇧FIDE 422444· Male· England· Born in 1962
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Hugh W Murphy, a 64-year-old English player, is rated 1986. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 8 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: 40th European Club Cup (open) and Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U2400. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) recently. His peak of 2217 was reached at age 49 (Nov 2011).
Current rating
1986
Standard
Rpd2094·Blz2065
All-time high
2217
−231 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 49
Nov 2011 · age 49
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#29,808
#29,808 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2023
26th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2124
Jan 2023
2022
14th English 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2141
Oct 2022
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2107 → returned at 2111
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Jun 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Jun 2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
2008 → 1986
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
3W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKaran Kukreja1,854·Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U2400·R3·+5.8
3.[W]vsSophie Mehta1,734·Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U2400·R2·+3.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAdvait Keerthi Kumar1,873·Northampton Standard Play Ches Series 2025-26 - September 2025 U2400·R4·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/5 | #656 | 1772 | -22.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1994 | -0.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#472
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#22,022
in continent
World
#29,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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