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Bowcott-Terry, Finlay
🇬🇧FIDE 449199· Male· England· Born in 2005
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Finlay Bowcott-Terry, a 21-year-old English player, is rated 2232 — just 25 short of his peak of 2257 (Apr 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 4% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Leamington Open, 49th Nottingham Congress - Open, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8. Also played 10 rapid (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) and 5 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Birmingham Qualifier) recently. He took a 23-month break between Dec 2021 and Dec 2023. He reached English #86 in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #3, #6, #6, #9 and #12 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2232
Standard
Rpd2275·Blz2247
All-time high
2257
−25 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#106 · English players · of 2,574
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak English rank: #86
at age 21 · rated 2257
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2257
at age 21 · −25 from today
Apr 2026
2025
3rd English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2226
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Aug 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 20
Mar 2025
100 career games
at age 20
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+49
2183 → 2232
Tournaments
10
40 games
Score
27.5/ 4068.8%
21W13D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | — | -16.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/3 | #64 | 2211 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | — | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2539 | +15.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | — | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #59 | 2167 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #53 | 2418 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | — | +16.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #47 | 2322 | +5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBruce L Baer
🇬🇧ENG·2015
+17 −0 =1
18 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsTomasz Sygnowski
🇵🇱POL·2086
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBilly FellowesCM
🇬🇧ENG·2132
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJude ShearsbyFM
🇬🇧ENG·2254
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAdithya VaidyanathanFM
🇬🇧ENG·2307
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
England
#106
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#4,528
in continent
World
#6,578
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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