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Taylor, Mark
🇬🇧FIDE 422495· Male· England· Born in 1962
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Mark Taylor, a 64-year-old English player, is rated 1797. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Eccles One Day Classical - 1 February 2026 - U2250, 3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Major, and Eccles Fundraising FIDE and ECF Classic Chess Event 2025 (U2250). Also played 2 rapid (including Fifth Lancaster FIDE Rapid Play Congress 2026 - Major) and 1 blitz events (including Cheadle FIDE Blitz) recently. His peak of 1917 was reached at age 51 (Sep 2013).
Current rating
1797
Standard
Rpd1830·Blz1755
All-time high
1917
−120 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 51
Sep 2013 · age 51
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#77,280
#77,280 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1643 → 1798
Aug 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 60
Jun 2022
69th English 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1741
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1783 → returned at 1731
Sep 2019
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Apr 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1785 → 1797
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsDamian McCarthy1,924·Eccles Fundraising FIDE and ECF Classic Chess Event 2025 (U2250)·R2·+3.5
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | — | +0.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/2 | #2 | — | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #10 | 1821 | +1.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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England
#1,252
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#55,887
in continent
World
#77,280
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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