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Faulkner, Adam
🇬🇧FIDE 454320· Male· England· Born in 2008
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Adam Faulkner, a 18-year-old English player, is rated 1843. He has slipped back 124 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open, 2026 Coventry Open, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including Coulsdon Chess Late Autumn Rapidplay - 2 November 2025 - Open) recently. He took a 23-month break between Aug 2022 and Aug 2024. His peak of 1999 was reached at age 17 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached #13, #20, #2, #24 and #13 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1814·Blz—
All-time high
1999
−156 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 17
Aug 2025 · age 17
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,391
#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
13th English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1999
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1999
at age 17 · −156 from today
Aug 2025
2024
20th English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1967
Sep 2024
100 career games
at age 16
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1776 → returned at 1922
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-124
1967 → 1843
Tournaments
7
33 games
Score
15/ 3345.5%
10W10D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #37 | 1813 | -30.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #20 | — | -55.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 2054 | +45.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/5 | #42 | 1823 | -40.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #4 | 1753 | -37.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #21 | 1858 | -40.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 2122 | +31.6 |
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Rankings
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England
#1,008
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#46,319
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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