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Walters, Philip

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FIDEFIDE 450294· Male· England· Born in 1959

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Philip Walters, a 67-year-old English player, is rated 1634. He has slipped back 84 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Major, Ayr Major 2025, and 3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Major. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2017–2019), 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1718 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2024).

Previously known as Philip Walters (until Mar 2017).

Current rating

1634

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1718

−84 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#133,654

#133,654 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1530 → 1718
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1718
at age 65 · −84 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1718 → returned at 1697
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1530 → returned at 1718
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Major
perf 1692 (+58) · 2.5/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Alikhan Menseitov 1,745
Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Major · Nov 2025 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
-84
1718 → 1634
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
5.5/ 1732.4%
5W1D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArnav Govil1,577·Ayr Major 2025·R3·-22.0
2.[L]vsSumanth Prakash1,636·Ayr Major 2025·R2·-18.6
3.[L]vsRobert A Gibb1,689·Ayr Major 2025·R5·-15.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Major
Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#21692+22.0
Ayr Major 2025
Swiss
Sep 20251/3#181514-67.6
3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Major
Swiss
Aug 20250/1#11—-17.2
Perth Major 2025
Open Swiss
May 20252/3#27—-20.8
Worst Elo result: Ayr Major 2025 (-67.6 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

/
England
#2,052
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#91,003
in continent
World
#133,646
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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7
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8
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8
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10
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2,840
2
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6
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7
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7
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