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Butler, Rene
🇬🇧FIDE 486922· Male· England· Born in 1980
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Rene Butler, a 46-year-old English player, is rated 1540 — just 5 short of his peak of 1545 (Feb 2026, age 46). He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 49th Nottingham Congress - Intermediate, 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Intermediate, and Northampton FIDE Congress - 24 and 25 January 2026 - U1600. Also played 12 rapid (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) and 3 blitz events (including Birmingham FIDE Blitz 5 plus 3 - 21 February 2026) recently.
Current rating
1540
Standard
Rpd1427·Blz1512
All-time high
1545
−5 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 46
Feb 2026 · age 46
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,302
#169,302 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1545
at age 46 · −5 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+303 Elo)
1237 → 1540
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 44
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 44
Mar 2024
2023
85th English 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1343
May 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Intermediate · Mar 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
+2
1538 → 1540
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
8W12D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 1677 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #28 | 1621 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/2 | #2 | 2314 | +19.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/1 | #26 | 2270 | -11.8 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 3.5/1 | #4 | — | +10.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#2,363
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#109,463
in continent
World
#169,271
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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