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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 2011 — just 24 short of his peak of 2035 (Nov 2025, age 18). He is progressing steadily with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈39/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 #18, #13 and #37 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2011
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz2010
All-time high
2035
−24 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25,793
#25,793 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 19
Feb 2026
18th English U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2028
Jan 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
All-time peak 2035
at age 18 · −24 from today
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+67
1944 → 2011
Tournaments
11
64 games
Score
32/ 6450.0%
29W18D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #7 | 1984 | -6.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #302 | 2097 | +31.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #18 | 2251 | +11.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#417
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#19,053
in continent
World
#25,793
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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