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Berkley, Stephen W

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FIDEFIDE 486850· Male· England· Born in 1955

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Stephen W Berkley, a 71-year-old English player, is rated 1744. He has fluctuated between 1735 and 1830 over the past 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Isle of Wight Weekday Under 2100, Rotterdam FIDE Weekend 2025 - B, and London Chess Triathlon, August 2025 - U2400. Also played 3 rapid (including London Chess Triathlon, August 2025 - Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including London Chess Triathlon, August 2025 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1830 was reached at age 69 (Jun 2024).

Current rating

1744

Standard

Rpd1670·Blz1709

All-time high

1830

−86 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 69

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#94,634

#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
77th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1754
Jan 2026
2024
76th English 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1830
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1587 → 1830
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1830
at age 69 · −86 from today
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Nov 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 British Championship: Major Open
perf 1917 (+160) · 3/5 · #134
Top opponent
vs Sathya Vaidyanathan 1,915
2025 British Championship: Major Open · Aug 2025 · +14.3 Elo
Evolution
-4
1748 → 1744
Tournaments
6
30 games
Score
14/ 3046.7%
9W10D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Isle of Wight Weekday Under 2100
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/6#17—-10.8
Rotterdam FIDE Weekend 2025 - B
Open Swiss
Oct 20251/1#282518-11.4
London Chess Triathlon, August 2025 - U2400
Swiss
Aug 20251.5/3#41832+8.0
59th Berks and Bucks Chess Congress - Challengers A
Swiss
Aug 20254/3#12448+22.4
2025 British Championship: AM Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/5#321703-6.4
2025 British Championship: Major Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/5#1341917-7.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsOliver Finnegan
🇬🇧ENG·1814
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJulian D Llewellyn
🇬🇧ENG·1832
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2023
View head-to-head →
vsSandeep Sandhu
🇬🇧ENG·1633
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings

/
England
#1,515
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#67,486
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1515🇬🇧Berkley, Stephen W1,744
Europe
1
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67486🇬🇧Berkley, Stephen W1,744
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1
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2
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94632🇬🇧Berkley, Stephen W1,744