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Bush, Ian
🇬🇧FIDE 447218· Male· England· Born in 1967
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Ian Bush, a 59-year-old English player, is rated 1853 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2023–2024) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U1900.
Current rating
1853
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz—
All-time high
1853
at best
Jun 2026 · age 59
Jun 2026 · age 59
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,573
#60,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
79th English 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1853
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1853
at age 59
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1840 → returned at 1833
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1716 → returned at 1831
Feb 2023
2022
54th English 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1705
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1840 → 1853
Tournaments
3
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
5W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 1960 | +13.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #77 | 2490 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 1898 | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#970
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#44,337
in continent
World
#60,572
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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