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Ford, Chris W

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FIDEFIDE 462764· Male· England· Born in 1960

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Chris W Ford, a 66-year-old English player, is rated 1649. He has slipped back 95 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700, 62nd Hull Congress Under 1750, and 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major. His peak of 1745 was reached at age 65 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1649

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1745

−96 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 65

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#128,089

#128,089 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 65
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 65
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1745
at age 65 · −96 from today
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1745 · at age 65
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adam Smith 1,549
62nd Hull Congress Under 1750 · Sep 2025 · +14.1 Elo
Evolution
-95
1744 → 1649
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
5/ 1631.3%
2W6D8L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsAdam Smith1,549·62nd Hull Congress Under 1750·R3·+14.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/3#231404-4.8
62nd Hull Congress Under 1750
Swiss
Sep 20252/4#291543-18.4
17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major
Swiss
Aug 20251.5/4#301579-72.4
Worst Elo result: 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major (-72.4 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

/
England
#1,983
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#87,922
in continent
World
#128,083
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
England
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3
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4
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5
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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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1983🇬🇧Ford, Chris W1,649
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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2,739
6
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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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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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