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Saunders, Aron
🇬🇧FIDE 469343· Male· England· Born in 2005
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Aron Saunders, a 21-year-old English player, is rated 2243 — just 20 short of his peak of 2263 (Mar 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 4% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +112 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, 92nd Bristol Over 1799 Championship, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Championship) and 4 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. He reached English #80 in Mar 2026.
At junior level, he reached #5, #5, #34 and #62 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2243
Standard
Rpd2057·Blz2059
All-time high
2263
−20 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 21
Mar 2026 · age 21
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#95 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak English rank: #80
at age 21 · rated 2263
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2263
at age 21 · −20 from today
Mar 2026
2025
5th English U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2201
Dec 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 20
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Apr 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+108
2135 → 2243
Tournaments
10
50 games
Score
33/ 5066.0%
26W14D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #192 | 2197 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #8 | — | -9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #32 | 2287 | +1.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2864 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2546 | +33.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2798 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #33 | 2221 | +6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2351 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2444 | +26.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #17 | 2304 | +31.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChris R BeaumontIM
🇬🇧ENG·2112
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJude ShearsbyFM
🇬🇧ENG·2254
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2397
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJames T SherwinIM
🇬🇧ENG·2246
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAnum SheikhWCM
🇬🇧ENG·1780
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
England
#95
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#4,180
in continent
World
#6,117
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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