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Whittington, Reece
🇬🇧FIDE 459771· Male· England· Born in 1999
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Reece Whittington, a 27-year-old English player, is rated 1756. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 4 Rounds 3-4. He took a 48-month break between Sep 2017 and Oct 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1793 was reached at age 25 (May 2024).
At junior level, he reached #34 and #35 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1756
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz1769
All-time high
1793
−37 pts below
May 2024 · age 25
May 2024 · age 25
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#90,558
#90,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1793
at age 25 · −37 from today
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+202 Elo)
1589 → 1791
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Sep 2023
Crossed 1600
at age 24
May 2023
2018
34th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1587
Aug 2018
2017
35th English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1587
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1778 → 1756
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
6W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #169 | 2692 | -6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #127 | 2430 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #77 | 1031 | -17.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #37 | 1961 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #84 | 1769 | -2.8 |
Rankings
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England
#1,449
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#64,813
in continent
World
#90,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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