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Shepherd, Tom

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FIDEFIDE 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 +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 57th Torbay Chess Congress - Open, 2025 Newport Open, and 34th Frome Chess Congress and Somerset Championships - 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

Rpd1960·Blz2105

All-time high

1989

1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 22

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#29,444

#29,444 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
2025 Newport Open · Aug 2025 · +15.6 Elo
Evolution
+28
19601988
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
7W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
Oct 20253/5#10-1.0
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/4#72237+29.0
Open Swiss
May 20252.5/4#142181+25.4

Rankings

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England
#464
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#21,759
in continent
World
#29,444
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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7
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29444🇬🇧Shepherd, Tom1,988