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Blake, J Morgan
CM🇬🇧FIDE 423394· Male· England· Born in 1996
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J Morgan Blake, a 30-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2056 — just 9 short of his peak of 2065 (Nov 2025, age 29) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2023 and 2065 over the past 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 3-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) recently.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 28). At junior level, he reached #24, #30 and #43 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2056
Standard
Rpd1963·Blz1903
All-time high
2065
−9 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 29
Nov 2025 · age 29
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,053 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
70th English 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 2065
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2065
at age 29 · −9 from today
Nov 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 28
Dec 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 27
Dec 2023
2020
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Nov 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 23
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2058 → 2056
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
6W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | 2170 | +8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 1973 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #73 | 1869 | -10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 2817 | +9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #65 | 2623 | +4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #72 | 1778 | -15.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #409 | 2104 | +7.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#313
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#14,702
in continent
World
#20,053
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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