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Welford, Richard R
🇬🇧FIDE 422983· Male· England· Born in 1980
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Richard R Welford, a 46-year-old English player, is rated 1807 — just 14 short of his peak of 1821 (Oct 2025, age 45). He is progressing steadily with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U2400, 3rd Sussex Univeristy Chess Congress - Open, and 3rd Kent FIDE Congress - Major. He had 2 career breaks: 97 months (2015–2023) and 13 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1807
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1821
−14 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 45
Oct 2025 · age 45
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#74,142
#74,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
53rd English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1821
Apr 2026
2025
66th English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1821
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1821
at age 45 · −14 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+152 Elo)
1631 → 1783
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1639 → returned at 1771
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
1771 → 1807
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
5.5/ 1536.7%
3W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #37 | 1710 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #20 | 1941 | +24.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #3 | 1845 | +25.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,190
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#53,749
in continent
World
#74,141
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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