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Stephens, Ian Paul

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FIDEFIDE 429821· Male· England· Born in 1957

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Ian Paul Stephens, a 69-year-old English player, is rated 1757. He has slipped back 142 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open, 2025 British Championship: Over 65, and 2025 British Championship: Weekend Penrose Under 2000. He took a 121-month break between Jun 2015 and Aug 2025. His peak of 1899 was reached at age 67 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1757

Standard

Rpd1902·Blz—

All-time high

1899

−142 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#90,214

#90,214 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Sep 2025
66th English 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1877
Aug 2025
2024
All-time peak 1899
at age 67 · −142 from today
Mar 2024
2015
Inactive for 121 months
paused at 1831 → returned at 1877
Jun 2015
2013
69th English 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1877
Apr 2013
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Feb 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 British Championship: Over 65
perf 1845 (+88) · 2/5 · #74
Top opponent
vs Sheila JacksonWGM 2,046
2025 British Championship: Over 65 · Aug 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
-142
1899 → 1757
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
4.5/ 1825.0%
2W5D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open
Swiss
Aug 20250.5/5#331500-39.2
2025 British Championship: Over 65
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/5#741845-15.0
2025 British Championship: Weekend Penrose Under 2000
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#401758-66.0
8th Crewe Chess Congress 2025 - Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20250/1#581054-22.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: Weekend Penrose Under 2000 (-66.0 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

/
England
#1,443
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#64,573
in continent
World
#90,212
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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