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Oliphant, Tim
🇬🇧FIDE 427381· Male· England· Born in 1980
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Tim Oliphant, a 46-year-old English player, is rated 1707 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between May 2016 and May 2018. Recent appearance: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050.
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd1703·Blz1702
All-time high
1707
at best
Jan 2025 · age 45
Jan 2025 · age 45
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
88th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1707
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1502 → 1707
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1707
at age 45
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 44
Mar 2024
2022
46th English 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1523
Apr 2022
2020
65th English 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1515
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1700 → 1707
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsCarlos Preuter1,853·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050·R5·-6.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #34 | 1778 | +6.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,709
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#75,609
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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