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Strugnell, Carl

FM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 616753· Male· Wales· Born in 1981

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Carl Strugnell, a 45-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2201 and ranked 4th among WLS players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Premijer liga Beograda za 2025. godinu, Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open, and 18e Open international de Plancoet - Tournoi A. Also played 1 rapid (including 1st Zayed International Rapid Chess Championship for Hassan Khaled Cup) and 1 blitz events (including 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2005) and 17 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2334 was reached at age 36 (Sep 2017); he also reached #3 nationally in Jan 2018 and has been in top 5 for 37 months and counting.

Competes for Wales since Apr 2015. Awarded FM in 2013 (age 32). Earned IM norms at Karpos Open 2013 and MIGUEL NAJDORF INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL gr. A 2014. At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2201

Standard

Rpd2200·Blz2159

All-time high

2334

133 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 36

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#4

#4 · WLS players · of 244
National top 5 since Oct 2025

Career timeline

27 entries
2026
37 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 23 months · since Oct 2016
May 2026
2025
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 2217
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 43
May 2024
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2188 → returned at 2205
Nov 2022
2021
1,000 career games
at age 40
Aug 2021

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open
perf 2356 (+139) · 4.5/8 · #101
Top opponent
vs Roven VogelGM 2,551
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 A-Open · Aug 2025 · +17.4 Elo
Evolution
+23
21782201
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
15.5/ 3445.6%
18W4D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Oct 20251/2#951823-16.4
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/8#1012356+35.4
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/8#262184+3.0
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/9#642174+0.8
Worst Elo result: Premijer liga Beograda za 2025. godinu (-16.4 Elo, finished #95).

Rankings

/
Wales
#4
out of 269 players
Europe
#5,688
in continent
World
#8,115
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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