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Cove, Henry
🇬🇧FIDE 430420· Male· England· Born in 1980
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Henry Cove, a 46-year-old English player, is rated 1829. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U2400, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050, and 3rd Sussex Univeristy Chess Congress - Open. He took a 36-month break between Jan 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1900 was reached at age 37 (Feb 2017).
Current rating
1829
Standard
Rpd1884·Blz—
All-time high
1900
−71 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 37
Feb 2017 · age 37
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,416
#67,416 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
39th English 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1895
Jan 2026
2025
47th English 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1895
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 44
Feb 2024
2020
43rd English 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1840
Oct 2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1840 → returned at 1803
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
1862 → 1829
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
2W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #38 | 1576 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #32 | 1544 | -46.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #7 | 2126 | +32.8 |
Worst Elo result: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 2050 (-46.4 Elo, finished #32).
Rankings
/
England
#1,092
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#49,120
in continent
World
#67,416
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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