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Ormerod, Stephen
🇬🇧FIDE 450227· Male· England· Born in 1969
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Stephen Ormerod, a 57-year-old English player, is rated 1833 — just 9 short of his peak of 1842 (Dec 2025, age 56). He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Primera Provincial Alicante FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11, XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados, and BENIDORM CHESS OPEN B Sub-2000 2025. He took a 26-month break between Feb 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1833
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1842
−9 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 56
Dec 2025 · age 56
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#66,263
#66,263 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
84th English 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1833
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1842
at age 56 · −9 from today
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 56
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1652 → 1795
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 55
May 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
1805 → 1833
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
16/ 2955.2%
14W4D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #90 | 1791 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #58 | 1747 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #19 | 1949 | +39.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/10 | #231 | 1799 | -2.2 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,070
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#48,317
in continent
World
#66,263
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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