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Richards, Alexander
🇬🇧FIDE 462500· Male· England· Born in 2008
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Alexander Richards, a 18-year-old English player, is rated 1874 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open, London Chess League FIDE Weekender May 2025 - Open, and Earlsfield FIDE Congress May 2025 - U2400. Also played 3 blitz events (including UKCA Tuesday FIDE Blitz 27 May 2025) recently. He took a 53-month break between Sep 2019 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #37, #55, #43 and #26 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1874
Standard
Rpd1651·Blz1768
All-time high
1874
at best
Sep 2025 · age 17
Sep 2025 · age 17
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#54,768
#54,768 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
37th English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1874
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1874
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jul 2025
2024
55th English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1761
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+325 Elo)
1436 → 1761
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+84
1790 → 1874
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
4W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #102 | 1965 | +14.0 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 3/5 | #3 | 2073 | +70.0 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/5 | #6 | 1928 | +44.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
England
#869
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#40,182
in continent
World
#54,768
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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