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French, Morgan

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FIDEFIDE 466565· Male· England· Born in 2003

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Morgan French, a 23-year-old English player, is rated 1727 — just 1 short of his peak of 1728 (Feb 2026, age 23). He has fluctuated between 1661 and 1728 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 2000, 3rd Sheffield Chess International, and WE 6 Citta' di Forli' - 4 Memorial Alessandro Zanzani - B. Also played 4 rapid (including Birmingham FIDE Rapid 15 plus 5 Open - 30 August) and 1 blitz events (including Birmingham FIDE Blitz 5 plus 3 - 30 August) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 43 months (2022–2025).

At junior level, he reached #37, #55 and #54 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1727

Standard

Rpd1804·Blz1828

All-time high

1728

−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 23

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#100,434

#100,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
All-time peak 1728
at age 23 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
2022
37th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1529
Apr 2022
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1529 → returned at 1703
Jan 2022
2020
55th English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1537
Aug 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 2000
perf 1922 (+194) · 3.5/5 · #5
Top opponent
vs M John Cawston 1,921
2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 2000 · Jan 2026 · +15.0 Elo
Evolution
+10
1717 → 1727
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
10W2D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 2000
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#51922+66.0
3rd Sheffield Chess International
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/4#331830-13.2
WE 6 Citta' di Forli' - 4 Memorial Alessandro Zanzani - B
Swiss
Sep 20252/4#321753-28.8
1st Swindon Chess Congress - U1900
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/5#221814-13.6
Worst Elo result: WE 6 Citta' di Forli' - 4 Memorial Alessandro Zanzani - B (-28.8 Elo, finished #32).

Rankings

/
England
#1,609
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#71,191
in continent
World
#100,432
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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