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HB
Hymer, Barry
🇬🇧FIDE 452238· Male· England· Born in 1960
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Barry Hymer, a 66-year-old English player, is rated 2031 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Major, Scarborough's 48th Congress - Challengers, and 27eme Open International des Vins du Medoc a Hourtin (33). Also played 1 rapid event recently.
Current rating
2031
Standard
Rpd1854·Blz1890
All-time high
2031
at best
Jun 2026 · age 66
Jun 2026 · age 66
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,110
#23,110 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
33rd English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2031
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 66
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2031
at age 66
Jun 2026
2025
43rd English 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1994
Oct 2025
2021
100 career games
at age 61
Aug 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1868 → returned at 1887
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+56
1975 → 2031
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
18.5/ 2671.2%
16W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2200 | +44.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #10 | 2047 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #36 | 1854 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2024 | +18.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#373
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#17,017
in continent
World
#23,110
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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England
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