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Walley, A Clive

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FIDEFIDE 453404· Male· England· Born in 1966

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A Clive Walley, a 60-year-old English player, is rated 1871 — just 17 short of his peak of 1888 (Jun 2024, age 58). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 16 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000) and 3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM Open). He had 3 career breaks: 24 months (2016–2018), 44 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2022–2024).

Current rating

1871

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1888

−17 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 58

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#55,553

#55,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1812 → 1869
Sep 2025
2024
78th English 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1888
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1888
at age 58 · −17 from today
Jun 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Sep 2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1808 → returned at 1888
Sep 2022
2018
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1822 → returned at 1808
Dec 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM Open)
perf 1947 (+76) · 3.5/5 · #12
Top opponent
vs Mark V Abbott 1,903
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000) · Aug 2025 · +0.9 Elo
Evolution
+2
1869 → 1871
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
3W6D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsGordon Farrar1,770·3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000)·R4·-12.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (AM U2000)
Swiss
Aug 20252.5/5#111801-8.8
3rd Torquay Riviera Congress (PM Open)
Swiss
Aug 20253.5/5#121947+10.6

Rankings

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England
#887
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#40,776
in continent
World
#55,552
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
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