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Rich, Aaron
CM🇬🇧FIDE 499951· Male· England· Born in 2007
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Aaron Rich, a 19-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2046 — his current career high and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +102 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - Open, ChessMates XIII, and 33rd Doncaster Congress - Open. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 6 blitz events (including 2025 British Championship: Second Blitz Open) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #14, #13 and #37 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2046
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz2010
All-time high
2046
at best
Jun 2026 · age 19
Jun 2026 · age 19
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,245 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
14th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2046
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2046
at age 19
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 19
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 18
Dec 2025
13th English U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2035
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+102
1944 → 2046
Tournaments
14
69 games
Score
40.5/ 6958.7%
32W19D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2011 | +0.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2233 | +28.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/3 | #59 | 2115 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2054 | +10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #29 | 1964 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 2054 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #69 | 1918 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #38 | — | -26.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 1982 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 2208 | +9.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#338
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#15,603
in continent
World
#21,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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