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Selway, Richard P
🇬🇧FIDE 427730· Male· England· Born in 1965
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Richard P Selway, a 61-year-old English player, is rated 1968. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Beckenham FIDE Rated Club Championships 2025-2026 Round 7 - 8 April, Beckenham FIDE Rated Club Championships 2025-2026 Round 6 - 25 March, and Beckenham FIDE Rated Club Championships 2025-2026 Round 5 - 11 February. His peak of 2074 was reached at age 52 (Dec 2017).
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2005
All-time high
2074
−106 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 52
Dec 2017 · age 52
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#33,071
#33,071 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
48th English 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1968
Jun 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 59
Apr 2024
2022
25th English 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2059
May 2022
2020
39th English 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2029
Oct 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2029 → returned at 2026
Mar 2020
2017
All-time peak 2074
at age 52 · −106 from today
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1981 → 1968
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2774 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #7 | 1158 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2561 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #6 | 1190 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 2074 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #3 | 1833 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #8 | 1136 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIan L Snape
🇬🇧ENG·2067
+6 −8 =6
20 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJohn E Duggan
🇬🇧ENG·2024
+3 −6 =10
19 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAndrew Ponting
🇬🇧ENG·1945
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2016
View head-to-head →
vsJohn Nicholas Briggs
🇬🇧ENG·1971
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2016
View head-to-head →
vsMichael Prizant
🇬🇧ENG·2003
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met Nov 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
England
#538
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#24,447
in continent
World
#33,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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