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Walsh, Marcus

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FIDEFIDE 452858· Male· England· Born in 1947

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Marcus Walsh, a 79-year-old English player, is rated 1949. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2. His peak of 2191 was reached at age 71 (Jun 2018).

Current rating

1949

Standard

Rpd1996·Blz—

All-time high

2191

−242 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 71

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#36,861

#36,861 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2020 → returned at 1988
Feb 2024
2023
4th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2060
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2112 → returned at 2093
Apr 2020
2018
96th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2191
Nov 2018
All-time peak 2191
at age 71 · −242 from today
Jun 2018
Crossed 2100
at age 71
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-71
2020 → 1949
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
1/ 520.0%
0W2D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20260/1#821240-16.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260/1#811200-19.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#581925-4.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20250.5/2#601719-32.0
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2 (-32.0 Elo, finished #60).

Rankings

/
England
#593
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#27,242
in continent
World
#36,860
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,665
3
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4
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2,622
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,539
8
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2,516
9
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2,512
10
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2,506
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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27242🇬🇧Walsh, Marcus1,949
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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36860🇬🇧Walsh, Marcus1,949