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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 +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearance: V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including London Nine Elms FIDE Blitz 5,3 - 10 July) recently. He took a 59-month break between Sep 2019 and Sep 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
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#54,766
#54,766 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1860 → 1874
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #102 | 1965 | +14.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#873
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#40,208
in continent
World
#54,765
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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England
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