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Belinger, John

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FIDEFIDE 497100· Male· England· Born in 1950

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John Belinger, a 76-year-old English player, is rated 1694. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Aug 2022 and Aug 2025. Recent appearances: Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Major and 1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U1900. His peak of 1744 was reached at age 74 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1694

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1744

−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 74

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#112,159

#112,159 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
60th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1703
May 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1744
at age 74 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1542 → 1573
Aug 2022
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1573 → returned at 1736
Aug 2022
43rd English 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1547
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stephen Pollyn 1,811
1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U1900 · Jun 2025 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-50
1744 → 1694
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
3W7D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Frome Chess Congress - Inter (U1750)
Open Swiss
May 20262/2#262414-9.2
Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Major
Swiss
Nov 20252/3#161776-33.2
1st Eastleigh FIDE Congress - U1900
Swiss
Jun 20252.5/4#101793-8.0
Worst Elo result: Hampshire Chess Congress 2025 - Major (-33.2 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
England
#1,781
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#78,523
in continent
World
#112,155
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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1
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2
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