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Smyth, Kevin
🇬🇧FIDE 484458· Male· England· Born in 1983
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Kevin Smyth, a 43-year-old English player, is rated 1931 — just 27 short of his peak of 1958 (Feb 2025, age 42). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 52-month break between Sep 2019 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Open and 53rd Balderton Thanet Open.
Current rating
1931
Standard
Rpd1879·Blz—
All-time high
1958
−27 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 42
Feb 2025 · age 42
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,727
#40,727 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
35th English 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1958
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1958
at age 42 · −27 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1822 → 1926
Mar 2024
2020
49th English 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1822
Aug 2020
2019
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Sep 2019
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 1822 → returned at 1877
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1958 → 1931
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 1922 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2065 | -26.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#651
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#30,065
in continent
World
#40,726
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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