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Shepherd, Tom
🇬🇧FIDE 447005· Male· England· Born in 2003
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Tom Shepherd, a 23-year-old English player, is rated 1988 — just 1 short of his peak of 1989 (Sep 2025, age 22). He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: 57th Torbay Chess Congress - Open and 2025 Newport Open. Also played 2 rapid (including Golders Green FIDE Rapid November 2025 - Open) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Bristol Qualifier) recently. He took a 27-month break between Mar 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #17, #38, #38 and #46 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz2086
All-time high
1989
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 22
Sep 2025 · age 22
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,457
#29,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
98th English 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 1989
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1989
at age 22 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 22
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1766 → 1920
Mar 2024
2023
17th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1864
Dec 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 20
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1960 → 1988
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | — | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #7 | 2237 | +29.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#465
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#21,765
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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