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Whelan, Joseph
🇬🇧INACTIVE · since June 2024FIDE 465887· Male· England· Born in 2008
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Joseph Whelan, a 18-year-old English player, is rated 1713 — just 12 short of his peak of 1725 (Apr 2024, age 16). He plays around 22 rated games per year.
At junior level, he reached #63, #52, #25 and #34 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1713
Standard
Rpd1719·Blz1689
All-time high
1725
−12 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 16
Apr 2024 · age 16
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
#105,033
#105,033 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2025
63rd English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1713
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1713 → still inactive
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1725
at age 16 · −12 from today
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+302 Elo)
1415 → 1717
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
52nd English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1552
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1713 → 1713
Most-Played Opponents
vsAysha Rizvi
🇬🇧ENG
+6 −4 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →
vsJai Kothari
🇬🇧ENG·2120
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsArnav Jayaprakash
🇬🇧ENG·1700
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsDominic W J Warner
🇬🇧ENG·1709
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsDaniel J Gliddon
🇬🇧ENG·1699
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
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England
#1,553
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#73,950
in continent
World
#101,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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