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Varley, Joe

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FIDEFIDE 461962· Male· England· Born in 2001

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Joe Varley, a 25-year-old English player, is rated 2038 — just 20 short of his peak of 2058 (Aug 2025, age 24). He is progressing steadily with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 33rd Doncaster Congress - Open, Yorkshire v Greater Manchester, and Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including Amos Burn Memorial Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #35 and #52 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2038

Standard

Rpd1868·Blz1884

All-time high

2058

−20 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 24

Activity

48

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#22,181

#22,181 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
74th English 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 2058
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2058
at age 24 · −20 from today
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Jun 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 22
Feb 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+261 Elo)
1610 → 1871
Mar 2022
2021
35th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1832
Dec 2021

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 English Championships
perf 2133 (+75) · 4/7 · #28
Top opponent
vs Chris W BakerIM 2,194
ECF Counties Championship Open 2025 - SF2 · Jun 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
+20
2018 → 2038
Tournaments
8
33 games
Score
19/ 3357.6%
16W6D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJohn G Cooper2,138·62nd Hull Congress Open·R3·+13.1
2.[W]vsShlok Verma2,169·2025 English Championships·R7·+13.1
3.[W]vsMartin Mitchell2,139·8th Crewe Chess Congress 2025 - Open·R5·+12.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoel McBeath1,818·Yorkshire v Greater Manchester·R1·-15.1
2.[L]vsAlex Webster1,918·62nd Hull Congress Open·R1·-13.0
3.[L]vsMark I Collinson1,925·Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open·R2·-12.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
33rd Doncaster Congress - Open
Swiss
Feb 20264/4#12781+25.2
Yorkshire v Greater Manchester
Team
Nov 20250/1#191018-15.4
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#302047+2.8
62nd Hull Congress Open
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/5#162072-2.2
3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Open
Swiss
Aug 20252/5#111959-31.4
2025 English Championships
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/7#282133+20.2
8th Crewe Chess Congress 2025 - Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20253.5/5#82128+15.0
ECF Counties Championship Open 2025 - SF2
Team
Jun 20250.5/1#142194+4.6
Worst Elo result: 3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Open (-31.4 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
England
#356
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#16,325
in continent
World
#22,181
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
1
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2
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3
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2,639
4
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2,629
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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356🇬🇧Varley, Joe2,038
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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16325🇬🇧Varley, Joe2,038
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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22181🇬🇧Varley, Joe2,038