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Tomlinson, Zak
🇬🇧FIDE 481602· Male· England· Born in 1992
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Zak Tomlinson, a 34-year-old English player, is rated 1852 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Nottingham Congress - Major, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, and 3rd Lancaster Standard Play 2025 - Major.
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd1802·Blz—
All-time high
1852
at best
May 2026 · age 34
May 2026 · age 34
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,858
#60,858 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1852
at age 34
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1678 → 1818
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1765 → returned at 1725
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1821 → 1852
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
8/ 1266.7%
7W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/3 | #5 | 2524 | +22.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 1845 | +1.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/2 | #3 | — | +7.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
England
#974
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#44,534
in continent
World
#60,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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