Format
KG
Kershaw, Graham
🇬🇧FIDE 448826· Male· England· Born in 1953
Follow Graham KershawTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Graham Kershaw, a 73-year-old English player, is rated 1754 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 34 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: 49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament.
Current rating
1754
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1754
at best
Nov 2025 · age 72
Nov 2025 · age 72
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#91,237
#91,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
73rd English 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1754
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1754
at age 72
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Dec 2022
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1584 → returned at 1754
Dec 2022
2020
81st English 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1609
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1750 → 1754
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlan Collins1,675·49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament·R2·+7.8
2.[W]vsJulie L Denning1,673·49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament·R7·+7.7
3.[D]vsJ Stephen Murray1,799·49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament·R6·+1.3
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsPeter Hoogakker1,813·49th Guernsey International Chess Festival - Challengers Tournament·R3·-8.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #8 | 1773 | +4.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,462
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#65,251
in continent
World
#91,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
England
| 1 | 🇬🇧Follow Nikita VitiugovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,666 |
| 2 | 🇬🇧Follow David W L HowellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,665 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧Follow Gawain C B Maroroa JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,639 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Follow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,622 |
| 5 | 🇬🇧Follow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,597 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧Follow Nigel D ShortTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,594 |
| 7 | 🇬🇧Follow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,539 |
| 8 | 🇬🇧Follow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,516 |
| 9 | 🇬🇧Follow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,512 |
| 10 | 🇬🇧Follow Stuart C ConquestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,506 |
| ... | ||
| 1462 | 1,754 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 65251 | 1,754 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 91235 | 1,754 | |