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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 2244 and sitting in the top 4% 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
2244
Standard
Rpd2094·Blz2029
All-time high
2365
−121 pts below
May 2025 · age 16
May 2025 · age 16
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#96 · English players · of 2,574
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-117
2361 → 2244
Tournaments
11
62 games
Score
34/ 6254.8%
23W22D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2143 | -10.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/3 | #80 | 2232 | -3.4 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStanley BadacsonyiFM
🇬🇧ENG·2325
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAvyukt DasguptaCM
🇬🇧ENG·2172
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
vsJan MurawskiCM
🇬🇧ENG·2251
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDenis K DupuisCM
🇬🇧ENG·2217
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
England
#96
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#4,149
in continent
World
#6,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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