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Clarke, Niall
🇬🇧FIDE 442968· Male· England· Born in 2003
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Niall Clarke, a 23-year-old English player, is rated 1874. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 14 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 17th Northwick Park Congress - U2400, London Chess League FIDE Weekender 26-28 September - Open, and 2025 British Championship: Weekend Atkins Open. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Plate) and 13 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 3rd Night Blitz) recently. His peak of 1916 was reached at age 21 (Dec 2024).
At junior level, he reached #23, #42 and #45 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1874
Standard
Rpd1882·Blz1873
All-time high
1916
−42 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 21
Dec 2024 · age 21
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#54,766
#54,766 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
100 career games
at age 22
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1741 → 1916
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1916
at age 21 · −42 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
2023
23rd English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1751
Jan 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1885 → 1874
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
3W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #25 | 1946 | +11.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/3 | #19 | 1483 | -30.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #22 | 1964 | +8.4 |
Worst Elo result: London Chess League FIDE Weekender 26-28 September - Open (-30.0 Elo, finished #19).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSalvatore Pepe
🇬🇧ENG·1631
+11 −3 =1
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsStanley BadacsonyiFM
🇬🇧ENG·2325
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsConnor Clarke
🇬🇧ENG·2082
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZain Patel
🇬🇧ENG·2082
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPeter G LargeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2154
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#873
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#40,208
in continent
World
#54,765
out of 400,000+
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