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Pollyn, Stephen
🇬🇧FIDE 447382· Male· England· Born in 1958
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Stephen Pollyn, a 68-year-old English player, is rated 1806 — just 5 short of his peak of 1811 (Mar 2024, age 66). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 25-month break between Jun 2023 and Aug 2025. Recent appearance: 1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U1900. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Southampton Qualifier) recently.
Current rating
1806
Standard
Rpd1863·Blz1806
All-time high
1811
−5 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 66
Mar 2024 · age 66
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#74,472
#74,472 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2024
87th English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1811
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1811
at age 66 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Jun 2023
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1685 → returned at 1806
Jun 2023
First FIDE rating
1685 · at age 65
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1811 → 1806
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/4 | #7 | 2028 | -5.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,195
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#53,969
in continent
World
#74,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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