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Taylor, Mark

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FIDEFIDE 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

Rpd1848·Blz1755

All-time high

1917

−120 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 51

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#77,317

#77,317 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Damian McCarthy 1,924
Eccles Fundraising FIDE and ECF Classic Chess Event 2025 (U2250) · Jul 2025 · +3.5 Elo
Evolution
+12
1785 → 1797
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Eccles One Day Classical - 1 February 2026 - U2250
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/2#4—+0.8
3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Major
Swiss
Aug 20253/2#2—+10.4
Eccles Fundraising FIDE and ECF Classic Chess Event 2025 (U2250)
Open Swiss
Jul 20250.5/2#101821+1.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsRobert A Newton
🇬🇧ENG·1910
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMike J Surtees
🇬🇧ENG·2057
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsChris Vassiliou
🇨🇾CYP·1884
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2023
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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England
#1,236
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#55,942
in continent
World
#77,316
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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1
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2,841
2
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