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Cave, Iwan

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FIDEFIDE 495948· Male· Wales· Born in 2006

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Iwan Cave, a 20-year-old player, is rated 2097 and ranked 12th among WLS players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Championship, 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, and North East League Round 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 British Universities Championship: Championship) recently. His peak of 2153 was reached at age 19 (Dec 2025); he also reached #10 nationally in Jun 2025.

Competes for Wales since Aug 2023. At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2097

Standard

Rpd1841·Blz1819

All-time high

2153

−56 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 19

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#12

#12 · WLS players · of 244

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2153
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2153
at age 19 · −56 from today
Dec 2025
Peak national rank: #10
at age 19 · rated 2136
Jun 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 19
May 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2075
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kacper KacprzakFM 2,303
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
-39
2136 → 2097
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
4W4D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlex BullenCM2,029·2026 Welsh Championship·R5·-11.9
2.[L]vsRahul BabuCM2,141·2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8·R1·-9.5
3.[L]vsAlfie Onslow2,163·2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4·R1·-9.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Welsh Championship
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/7#131984-24.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260/2#931381-17.8
North East League Round 1
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/1#1—+1.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20260/2#921459-14.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#302462+17.2
Worst Elo result: 2026 Welsh Championship (-24.6 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

/
Wales
#12
out of 275 players
Europe
#11,414
in continent
World
#15,701
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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