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Hobson, Kenneth
FM🇬🇧FIDE 480819· Male· England· Born in 2009
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Kenneth Hobson, a 17-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2258 and sitting in the top 3% of English players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 107 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, and 47th Kidlington Chess Congress 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 1 blitz events (including V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 2nd Night Blitz) recently. His peak of 2365 was reached at age 16 (May 2025); he also reached English #41 in Jul 2025.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16) and CM in 2023 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #62 in U16, World #82 in U14 and #4, #11 and #21 nationally in U18, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2258
Standard
Rpd2094·Blz2029
All-time high
2365
−107 pts below
May 2025 · age 16
May 2025 · age 16
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#83 · English players · of 2,546
Career timeline
18 entries2026
4th English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2284
Feb 2026
2025
Peak English rank: #41
at age 16 · rated 2361
Jul 2025
62nd U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2365
May 2025
All-time peak 2365
at age 16 · −107 from today
May 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Apr 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-103
2361 → 2258
Tournaments
9
56 games
Score
28.5/ 5650.9%
20W19D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #57 | 2350 | +4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #83 | 1600 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #18 | 2209 | -16.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #32 | 2527 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2277 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #38 | 2082 | -42.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2371 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #32 | 2257 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #92 | 2115 | -39.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStanley BadacsonyiFM
🇬🇧ENG·2321
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAvyukt DasguptaCM
🇬🇧ENG·2172
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJan MurawskiCM
🇬🇧ENG·2186
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDenis K Dupuis
🇬🇧ENG·2217
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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England
#83
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#3,755
in continent
World
#5,516
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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