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Gosling, Marcus
🇬🇧FIDE 430676· Male· England· Born in 1994
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Marcus Gosling, a 32-year-old English player, is rated 1882. He has fluctuated between 1882 and 1969 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Guildford FIDE Congress 2026 - Open, 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open, and Kingston Invitational Swiss 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including UKCA Tuesday FIDE Blitz - 17 June 2025) recently. His peak of 1969 was reached at age 31 (Feb 2025).
Current rating
1882
Standard
Rpd1857·Blz1840
All-time high
1969
−87 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 31
Feb 2025 · age 31
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,656
#52,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1853 → 1969
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1969
at age 31 · −87 from today
Feb 2025
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 29
May 2023
First FIDE rating
1916 · at age 29
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1909 → 1882
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
6W0D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAndrew M Dunn1,949·3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Open·R3·+10.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #42 | 1574 | -36.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #27 | 1923 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #31 | 1958 | +10.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#839
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#38,727
in continent
World
#52,655
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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