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Faulkner, Oliver

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FIDEFIDE 454338· Male· England· Born in 2006

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Oliver Faulkner, a 20-year-old English player, is rated 1673 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open, 2026 Coventry Open Under 2000, and 3rd Sussex Univeristy Chess Congress - U1900. Also played 1 rapid event (including Coulsdon Chess Rapidplay -6 July 2025 - Open) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2023–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025).

At junior level, he reached #69, #65, #51, #89 and #33 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1673

Standard

Rpd1558·Blz1579

All-time high

1673

at best
Apr 2026 · age 20

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#119,615

#119,615 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
69th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1673
May 2026
All-time peak 1673
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+325 Elo)
1286 → 1611
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Aug 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1611 → returned at 1619
Aug 2024

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open
perf 1850 (+177) · 2.5/5 · #19
Top opponent
vs Robert Akeya-Price 1,934
University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open · Feb 2026 · +16.4 Elo
Evolution
+62
1611 → 1673
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
8W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#191850+27.0
2026 Coventry Open Under 2000
Swiss
Feb 20263/4#7—+27.0
3rd Sussex Univeristy Chess Congress - U1900
Swiss
Aug 20253.5/3#172509+7.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsPaul Braithwaite
🇬🇧ENG·1485
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2022
View head-to-head →
vsDavid J Howes
🇬🇧ENG·1563
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2021
View head-to-head →
vsAdam Faulkner
🇬🇧ENG·1843
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings

/
England
#1,877
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#82,995
in continent
World
#119,609
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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