Format
HL
Head, Louise
WFM🇬🇧FIDE 424773· Female· England· Born in 1997
Follow Louise HeadTrack her monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Louise Head, a 29-year-old English Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2039 and sitting in the top 5% of women worldwide. She plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 33-month break between Mar 2023 and Jan 2026. Recent appearance: 56th Annual National Chess Congress - Premier. Her peak of 2161 was reached at age 21 (Aug 2018).
Awarded WFM in 2017 (age 20). Earned a WIM norm at CZECH OPEN 2018 - A - GM open. At junior level, she reached #8, #12, #25 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2039
Standard
Rpd1949·Blz1938
All-time high
2161
−122 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 21
Aug 2018 · age 21
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#1,091 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
17 entries2023
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2037 → returned at 2039
Mar 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Oct 2019
2018
42nd English 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2161
Sep 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
Aug 2018
All-time peak 2161
at age 21 · −122 from today
Aug 2018
2017
8th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2119
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
2037 → 2039
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #39 | 2082 | +2.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#361
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#16,252
in continent
World
#22,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
England
| 1 | 🇬🇧Follow Nikita VitiugovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,666 |
| 2 | 🇬🇧Follow David W L HowellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,665 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧Follow Gawain C B Maroroa JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,639 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Follow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,622 |
| 5 | 🇬🇧Follow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,597 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧Follow Nigel D ShortTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,594 |
| 7 | 🇬🇧Follow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,539 |
| 8 | 🇬🇧Follow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,516 |
| 9 | 🇬🇧Follow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,512 |
| 10 | 🇬🇧Follow Stuart C ConquestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,506 |
| ... | ||
| 361 | 2,039 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 16252 | 2,039 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 22107 | 2,039 | |