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Musson, Adam J
🇬🇧FIDE 424455· Male· Wales· Born in 1971
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Adam J Musson, a 55-year-old player, is rated 1986. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 14 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 WCPL Rd 3, South Wales Winter Open, and 2025-2026 Welsh Premier League Round 2. He took a 35-month break between Apr 2014 and Apr 2017. His peak of 2123 was reached at age 42 (Jun 2013); he also reached #20 nationally in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1986
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2123
−137 pts below
Jun 2013 · age 42
Jun 2013 · age 42
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,808
#29,808 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
4th 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 2021
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1986 → 2017
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
May 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Dec 2022
100 career games
at age 51
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1984 → 1986
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
6W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 2094 | +2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 1189 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2057 | +8.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 2003 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2651 | +6.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/6 | #614 | 1973 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAllan J Pleasants
🇬🇧WLS·2003
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGrzegorz ToczekFM
🇬🇧WLS·2179
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsThomas Brown
🇬🇧WLS·2062
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsJoseph David Turner
🇬🇧WLS·1825
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Wales
#26
out of 275 players
Europe
#22,022
in continent
World
#29,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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