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Ward-Riggs, Samuel
🇬🇧FIDE 479365· Male· England· Born in 1985
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Samuel Ward-Riggs, a 41-year-old English player, is rated 1668. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 16 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000, London Chess League FIDE Weekender 26-28 September - U2000, and 2025 British Championship: Weekend Penrose Under 2000. Also played 3 rapid events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Rapidplay 1) recently. He took a 34-month break between Jan 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1705 was reached at age 40 (Feb 2025).
Current rating
1668
Standard
Rpd1617·Blz1695
All-time high
1705
−37 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 40
Feb 2025 · age 40
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#121,455
#121,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
86th English 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1679
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1501 → 1705
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1705
at age 40 · −37 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
2023
62nd English 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1555
Jan 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1696 → 1668
Tournaments
6
23 games
Score
8.5/ 2337.0%
4W9D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsGesneria-Codruta Cepoi1,584·London Chess League FIDE Weekender 26-28 September - U2000·R2·+7.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJames William Ian Sweetnam1,675·London Chess League FIDE Weekender - 25-27 July - U2000·R4·-10.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #24 | 1542 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #7 | 1609 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/4 | #37 | 1643 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2297 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/5 | #23 | 1563 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #22 | 2101 | +9.8 |
Worst Elo result: London Chess League FIDE Weekender - 25-27 July - U2000 (-18.4 Elo, finished #23).
Rankings
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England
#1,903
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#84,079
in continent
World
#121,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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