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Layhe, Simon

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FIDEFIDE 468371· Male· England· Born in 1997

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Simon Layhe, a 29-year-old English player, is rated 1848. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open, 3rd Sheffield Chess International, and Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open. His peak of 1918 was reached at age 28 (Mar 2025).

Current rating

1848

Standard

Rpd1748·Blz—

All-time high

1918

−70 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 28

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#61,949

#61,949 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1918
at age 28 · −70 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1720 → 1856
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2022
First FIDE rating
1720 · at age 25
Nov 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
perf 1939 (+51) · 2/5 · #39
Top opponent
vs Senith Thenula Gunarathne 2,059
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open · Feb 2026 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
-62
1910 → 1848
Tournaments
6
25 games
Score
9/ 2536.0%
4W10D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/5#381871-16.0
3rd Sheffield Chess International
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/3#371835-24.2
Scarborough's 48th Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/5#391939+6.8
17th Leyland Chess Congress - Open
Swiss
Aug 20252/2#322853-3.4
Staffordshire Chess Congress 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#61840-4.0
Worst Elo result: 3rd Sheffield Chess International (-24.2 Elo, finished #37).

Rankings

/
England
#982
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#45,291
in continent
World
#61,949
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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8
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8
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10
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1
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2
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7
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7
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9
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