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Golding, Alex
IM🇬🇧FIDE 427241· Male· England· Born in 2003
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Alex Golding, a 23-year-old English International Master, is rated 2389 — just 16 short of his peak of 2405 (Dec 2024, age 21) and ranked 32nd among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 17 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Isle of Wight Masters, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters, and 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Blitz 5) recently. He reached English #30 in Feb 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 22) and FM in 2019 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #53 in U14, World #36 in U12 and #3, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U10.
Current rating
2389
Standard
Rpd2206·Blz2381
All-time high
2405
−16 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 21
Dec 2024 · age 21
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32
#32 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Peak English rank: #30
at age 23 · rated 2391
Feb 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2025
500 career games
at age 22
Mar 2025
2024
All-time peak 2405
at age 21 · −16 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 2400
at age 21
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 21
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2377 → 2389
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
15.5/ 2464.6%
11W9D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #50 | 2358 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2542 | +21.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #113 | 2369 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #86 | 2266 | -7.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIan L Snape
🇬🇧ENG·2098
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met May 2019
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vsHarry GrieveIM
🇬🇧ENG·2489
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJames Golding
🇬🇧ENG·2169
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAditya Verma
🇬🇧ENG·2167
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsDaniel J Young
🇬🇧ENG·1955
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2018
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Rankings
/
England
#32
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#1,183
in continent
World
#1,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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