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French, Morgan
🇬🇧FIDE 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 3 career breaks: 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 25 months (2022–2024) and 17 months (2024–2025).
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
Feb 2026 · age 23
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#100,323
#100,323 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1728
at age 23 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1529 → 1717
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1703
Mar 2024
2022
37th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1529
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
1717 → 1727
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
10W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1922 | +66.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #33 | 1830 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #32 | 1753 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #22 | 1814 | -13.6 |
Worst Elo result: WE 6 Citta' di Forli' - 4 Memorial Alessandro Zanzani - B (-28.8 Elo, finished #32).
Rankings
/
England
#1,613
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#71,068
in continent
World
#100,322
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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