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Heavens, Alan
🇬🇧FIDE 440710· Male· England· Born in 1959
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Alan Heavens, a 67-year-old English player, is rated 1793 — just 22 short of his peak of 1815 (Nov 2025, age 66). He has fluctuated between 1758 and 1815 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearance: Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - April 2026. He took a 23-month break between Oct 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1793
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1815
−22 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 66
Nov 2025 · age 66
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#78,603
#78,603 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
93rd English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1815
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 66
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1815
at age 66 · −22 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
1628 → 1789
Feb 2025
2022
78th English 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1704
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1704 → returned at 1699
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1785 → 1793
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
5W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 1780 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #49 | 1581 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 1650 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #55 | 1733 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #26 | 2537 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #63 | 971 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #8 | 2016 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 1899 | +5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPaul G Jackson
🇬🇧ENG·1720
+2 −1 =7
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMatt Darville
🇬🇧ENG·1830
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMartin Rosenbach
🇬🇧ENG·1828
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDominic W J Warner
🇬🇧ENG·1712
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2019
View head-to-head →
vsIan Pratley
🇬🇧ENG·1653
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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Rankings
/
England
#1,254
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#56,814
in continent
World
#78,602
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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