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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 2252 — just 5 short of his peak of 2257 (Apr 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 3% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Nottingham Congress - Open, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, and 2026 Coventry Open. 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
2252
Standard
Rpd2274·Blz2203
All-time high
2257
−5 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#89 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak English rank: #86
at age 21 · rated 2257
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2257
at age 21 · −5 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
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+69
2183 → 2252
Tournaments
8
40 games
Score
23/ 4057.5%
21W13D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #8 | 2267 | +21.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBruce L Baer
🇬🇧ENG·2012
+16 −0 =1
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBilly FellowesCM
🇬🇧ENG·2106
+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
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vsAdithya VaidyanathanFM
🇬🇧ENG·2334
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsTomasz Sygnowski
🇵🇱POL·2086
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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England
#89
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#3,920
in continent
World
#5,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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