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Grieve, Harry
IM🇬🇧FIDE 426520· Male· England· Born in 2001
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Harry Grieve, a 25-year-old English International Master, is rated 2489 — just 14 short of his peak of 2503 (Mar 2026, age 25) and ranked 16th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2456 and 2503 over the past 2 years. 115 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Preferente Rondas 13-14, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, and 2026 Isle of Wight Weekend Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Karlstad Open 2025 rpd) recently. He reached English #14 in Oct 2025.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 21) and FM in 2018 (age 17). Earned GM norms at Chessable British Chess Championships 2022 and 2022/23 4NCL Division 1. At junior level, he reached #2, #4, #5, #5 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2489
Standard
Rpd2316·Blz2324
All-time high
2503
−14 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 25
Mar 2026 · age 25
Activity
127
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
115 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · English players · of 2,545
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Crossed 2500
at age 25
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2503
at age 25 · −14 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Peak English rank: #14
at age 24 · rated 2491
Oct 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 22
Jan 2023
2022
IM title awardedIM
at age 21 · 2022 4th FIDE Council
Dec 2022
Crossed 2400
at age 21
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
2468 → 2489
Tournaments
20
109 games
Score
76.5/ 10970.2%
69W33D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsArtur JakubiecGM2,425·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - Premier League Round 1-5·R3·-5.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2198 | -3.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 2140 | -9.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | — | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2997 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 3097 | +2.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 3003 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 2483 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2571 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2556 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #36 | 2413 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2397
+4 −0 =6
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMatthew J WadsworthGM
🇬🇧ENG·2529
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAlex GoldingIM
🇬🇧ENG·2389
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJonah B WillowIM
🇬🇧ENG·2442
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met May 2024
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vsTarun KanyamaralaIM
🇮🇪IRL·2418
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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England
#16
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#394
in continent
World
#673
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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