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Kirk, Ezra
IM🇬🇧FIDE 600067· Male· England· Born in 1996
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Ezra Kirk, a 30-year-old English International Master, is rated 2378 and ranked 37th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9 and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 1-2. Also played 1 rapid (including European Corporate Chess Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 2 (Harrow) Qualifier) recently. His peak of 2456 was reached at age 26 (Jun 2022); he also reached English #17 in Apr 2022.
Competes for England since Sep 2012. Awarded IM in 2018 (age 22) and FM in 2013 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #94 in U18, World #86 in U16, World #92 in U14 and #2 and #2 nationally in U20 and U12.
Current rating
2378
Standard
Rpd2369·Blz2201
All-time high
2456
−78 pts below
Jun 2022 · age 26
Jun 2022 · age 26
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37
#37 · English players · of 2,574
Career timeline
23 entries2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 28
Jun 2024
2022
All-time peak 2456
at age 26 · −75 from today
Jun 2022
Peak English rank: #17
at age 26 · rated 2443
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2447 → returned at 2439
Apr 2020
2018
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2018
Apr 2018
2017
Crossed 2400
at age 21
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
2394 → 2378
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #44 | 2290 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #250 | 2216 | -4.5 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #219 | 2269 | -3.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | 2183 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMaxime LagardeGM
🇫🇷FRA·2615
+0 −6 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsMathieu TernaultFM
🇫🇷FRA·2284
+3 −0 =6
9 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2402
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsMark L HebdenGM
🇬🇧ENG·2345
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2022
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vsJulien SongIM
🇫🇷FRA·2315
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Jun 2021
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Rankings
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England
#37
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#1,329
in continent
World
#2,079
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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