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Coward, Neil

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FIDEFIDE 437590· Male· England· Born in 1962

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Neil Coward, a 64-year-old English player, is rated 1775. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Nottingham Congress - Major, 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 2000, and 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000). He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2018), 22 months (2018–2020) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1863 was reached at age 53 (May 2015).

Current rating

1775

Standard

Rpd1897·Blz—

All-time high

1863

−88 pts below
May 2015 · age 53

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#84,140

#84,140 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 63
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+158 Elo)
1610 → 1768
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1731 → returned at 1697
Jan 2020
2018
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1760 → returned at 1731
Feb 2018
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1767 → returned at 1760
Aug 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 British Championship: AM Under 1900
perf 1989 (+214) · 4/5 · #5
Top opponent
vs Graham Bolt 1,917
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM Open) · Aug 2025 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
+7
1768 → 1775
Tournaments
6
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
11W11D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
49th Nottingham Congress - Major
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#81774+7.8
2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 2000
Swiss
Jan 20263/4#282005+1.4
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000)
Swiss
Aug 20250.5/5#191412-36.4
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM Open)
Swiss
Aug 20254/7#81910+27.2
2025 British Championship: PM Under 2050
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/6#251645-20.8
Worst Elo result: 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000) (-36.4 Elo, finished #19).

Rankings

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England
#1,359
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#60,518
in continent
World
#84,139
out of 400,000+

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9
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10
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1359🇬🇧Coward, Neil1,775
Europe
1
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8
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10
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2
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7
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7
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84139🇬🇧Coward, Neil1,775