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Best, Francis P

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FIDEFIDE 432571· Male· England· Born in 1960

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Francis P Best, a 66-year-old English player, is rated 1813 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Isle of Wight Masters, 2nd Oxford FIDE Congress - U1900, and 1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U1900. Also played 1 rapid (including Isle of Wight Rapid Championship) and 1 blitz events (including Isle of Wight Blitz Championship) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 34 months (2014–2017), 51 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 28 months (2021–2024).

Current rating

1813

Standard

Rpd1824·Blz1803

All-time high

1813

at best
Mar 2026 · age 66

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#72,297

#72,297 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1813
at age 66
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 65
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+270 Elo)
1497 → 1767
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1497 → returned at 1716
Dec 2021

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andrejs Gorskovs 1,943
2026 Isle of Wight Masters · Feb 2026 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
+48
1765 → 1813
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
9W4D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexandra PradoWCM1,924·2026 Isle of Wight Masters·R7·-6.9
2.[L]vsJan Bara1,948·2026 Isle of Wight Masters·R6·-6.3
3.[L]vsPetr MarusenkoIM2,057·2026 Isle of Wight Masters·R3·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Isle of Wight Masters
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/9#921830+2.8
2nd Oxford FIDE Congress - U1900
Swiss
Sep 20254/2#92467+11.2
1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U1900
Swiss
Jun 20254/4#12580+34.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
England
#1,159
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#52,468
in continent
World
#72,296
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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England
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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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1159🇬🇧Best, Francis P1,813
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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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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52468🇬🇧Best, Francis P1,813
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
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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72296🇬🇧Best, Francis P1,813