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Staples, Neil

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FIDEFIDE 424641· Male· England· Born in 1954

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Neil Staples, a 72-year-old English player, is rated 1835. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2015–2017) and 20 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8 and 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6. His peak of 1875 was reached at age 63 (Jun 2017).

Current rating

1835

Standard

Rpd1767·Blz1814

All-time high

1875

−40 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 63

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#65,713

#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
48th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1851
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1742 → 1851
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1851 → returned at 1846
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Feb 2023
2020
51st English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1811
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-16
1851 → 1835
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsTom Philidor1,831·2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 9-11·R3·-10.1
2.[L]vsLewis MartinFM2,043·2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6·R2·-4.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261/1#1732631-10.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1061800-1.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/1#1421243-5.0

Rankings

/
England
#1,053
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#47,945
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
1
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3
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4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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1053🇬🇧Staples, Neil1,835
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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47945🇬🇧Staples, Neil1,835
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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65712🇬🇧Staples, Neil1,835