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Holness, Mark
CM🇯🇲FIDE 7400233· Male· Jamaica· Born in 1970
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Mark Holness, a 56-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1933. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2004), 17 months (2005–2007), 21 months (2015–2017), 12 months (2017–2018) and 63 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: National Self Serve Wholesale Clarendon Chess Open 2025. His peak of 2112 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2001); he also reached #7 nationally in Jan 2009.
Awarded CM in 2010 (age 40).
Current rating
1933
Standard
Rpd1921·Blz1914
All-time high
2112
−179 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 31
Jan 2001 · age 31
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,338
#40,338 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
3rd 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1933
Jun 2026
2025
2nd 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 1936
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1896 → 1936
Dec 2024
2020
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1896
Jul 2020
2019
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 1896 → returned at 1936
Aug 2019
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1899 → returned at 1911
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1936 → 1933
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsJhustice-Dimonte McDonaldCM2,055·National Self Serve Wholesale Clarendon Chess Open 2025·R5·+3.4
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #10 | 1919 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrew MellaceCM
🇯🇲JAM·1940
+0 −5 =5
10 games·last met Jun 2016
View head-to-head →
vsIan Wilkinson
🇯🇲JAM·1834
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2016
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vsEquitable BrownCM
🇯🇲JAM·2008
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2018
View head-to-head →
vsDamion DavyFM
🇯🇲JAM·2179
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2014
View head-to-head →
vsShreyas SmithFM
🇯🇲JAM·2272
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Jamaica
#18
out of 163 players
Americas
#4,411
in continent
World
#40,337
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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