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Shoulders, Andrew M
🇬🇧FIDE 423440· Male· England· Born in 1960
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Andrew M Shoulders, a 66-year-old English player. He has not played a rated game since April 2024. Recent standard appearances include Coulsdon Chess Daytime Chess March 2026, Coulsdon Chess Standardplay Winter Congress 2025 - Minor, and 2025 British Championship: Weekend Yates Under 1500. Also played 8 rapid (including Ealing FIDE Rapidplay - Open - 4 January 2026) and 9 blitz events (including Hendon FIDE Blitz - June 2025) recently. He took a 18-month break between Nov 2021 and Jun 2023. His peak of 1419 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd—·Blz1476
All-time high
1419
−1419 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64
Mar 2024 · age 64
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
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Career timeline
11 entries2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1280 → still inactive
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+381 Elo)
1038 → 1419
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 64
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 64
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1419
at age 64 · −139 from today
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 64
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
29 games
Score
5.5/ 2919.0%
5W1D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0/2 | #13 | 722 | 0.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 1509 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #11 | 709 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #5 | 1399 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #7 | 756 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #8 | 717 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #8 | 1280 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #28 | 701 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 8 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsGary Wimble
🇬🇧ENG
+21 −29 =4
54 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPaul Braithwaite
🇬🇧ENG·1485
+3 −42 =1
46 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMichael Woolley
🇬🇧ENG·1473
+4 −17 =1
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsDavid Gray
🇬🇧ENG
+8 −12 =0
20 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsDavid J Howes
🇬🇧ENG·1563
+0 −14 =1
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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World
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