Top 65+ Standard Chess Players in England 🇬🇧
615 65+ active players in England by Standard rating. #1 John D M Nunn leads with 2,512 — 17 pts ahead of Jon S Speelman (2,495). This month's standout moves (top 50): Russell G Granat led all gainers at +18 pts, while Andrew P Lewis saw the steepest fall at -31 pts.
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
Granat, Russell GFollow Russell G GranatTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,125
+18Gayson, Peter MFMFollow Peter M GaysonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,048
+8Speelman, Jon SGMFollow Jon S SpeelmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,495
+6Flop Movers
Lewis, Andrew PFMFollow Andrew P LewisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,188
-31Snape, Ian LFollow Ian L SnapeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,067
-31Large, Peter GIMFollow Peter G LargeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,154
-29RECENT ENGLAND #1 · 2021 → 2026
14 distinct leaders across 25 years
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- SpeelmanJan 2021 → Jun 20222y
- NunnJul 2022 → Jun 20264y
Nunn4ySpeelman2y
Avg. top 10
Standard · Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
2,386-1
Avg. top 100
Standard · Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
2,084-1
Active players
Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
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Rankings
Standard · Active · vs 1 month · 65+
# | Player | Standard↓ | Rapid | Blitz | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1▲8 | Nunn, John D MGM · 71 yrsFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2512 | 2536 | 2490 | −2 | 8 |
2▲14 | Speelman, Jon SGM · 70 yrsFollow Jon S SpeelmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2495 | 2540 | 2449 | +6 | 3 |
3▲21 | Mestel, A JonathanGM · 69 yrsFollow A Jonathan MestelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2417 | — | — | −12 | 7 |
4▲26 | Arkell, Keith CGM · 65 yrsFollow Keith C ArkellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2402 | 2306 | 2226 | +5 | 5 |
5▲32 | Kosten, Anthony C.GM · 68 yrsFollow Anthony C. KostenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2378 | 2402 | — | +4 | 8 |
6▲36 | Hebden, Mark LGM · 68 yrsFollow Mark L HebdenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2345 | 2358 | 2436 | −5 | 10 |
7▲39 | Ady, Jonathan J.FM · 67 yrsFollow Jonathan J. AdyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2339 | 2323 | 2326 | 0 | 0 |
8▲41 | Flear, Glenn CGM · 67 yrsFollow Glenn C FlearTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2334 | 2354 | 2321 | 0 | 0 |
9▲43 | Lawton, Geoff WIM · 66 yrsFollow Geoff W LawtonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2324 | 2175 | — | 0 | 0 |
10▲48 | Littlewood, Paul EIM · 70 yrsFollow Paul E LittlewoodTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2316 | — | — | −1 | 7 |
11▲51 | Plaskett, H JamesGM · 66 yrsFollow H James PlaskettTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2308 | 2418 | 2364 | 0 | 0 |
12▲63 | Davies, Nigel RGM · 66 yrsFollow Nigel R DaviesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2276 | 2390 | — | 0 | 5 |
13▲73 | Pigott, John CIM · 69 yrsFollow John C PigottTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2254 | 2266 | — | −1 | 11 |
14▲78 | Mooney, David Paul · 70 yrsFollow David Paul MooneyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2246 | 2219 | 2228 | 0 | 0 |
15▲80 | Pein, MalcolmIM · 66 yrsFollow Malcolm PeinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2243 | 2288 | 2144 | 0 | 0 |
16▲86 | Povah, Nigel EIM · 74 yrsFollow Nigel E PovahTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2231 | — | — | −3 | 7 |
17 | Stebbings, Anthony JFM · 75 yrsFollow Anthony J StebbingsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2225 | — | — | −8 | 8 |
18▲85 | Chapman, Terry P DFM · 70 yrsFollow Terry P D ChapmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2214 | 2155 | 2213 | −20 | 7 |
19▲114 | Kenworthy, GaryFM · 69 yrsFollow Gary KenworthyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2190 | 2162 | — | 0 | 0 |
20▲89 | Lewis, Andrew PFM · 66 yrsFollow Andrew P LewisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2188 | 2261 | 2257 | −31 | 6 |
21▲108 | Kennaugh, Charles WFM · 73 yrsFollow Charles W KennaughTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2176 | — | — | −16 | 3 |
22▲130 | Edwards, Paul · 73 yrsFollow Paul EdwardsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2173 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
23▲130 | Baker, Chris WIM · 68 yrsFollow Chris W BakerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2161 | 2182 | — | −12 | 10 |
24▲118 | Large, Peter GIM · 70 yrsFollow Peter G LargeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2154 | 2248 | 2144 | −29 | 14 |
25▲147 | Townsend, M Paul · 66 yrsFollow M Paul TownsendTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2151 | 2243 | 2151 | −2 | 16 |
26▲149 | Goldberg, Jeff A · 69 yrsFollow Jeff A GoldbergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2150 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
27▲166 | Brooks, Phil J · 66 yrsFollow Phil J BrooksTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2134 | 2193 | — | 0 | 0 |
28▲164 | Chandler, Cliff R · 71 yrsFollow Cliff R ChandlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2134 | 2131 | — | 0 | 0 |
29▲204 | Granat, Russell G · 66 yrsFollow Russell G GranatTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2125 | 2228 | — | +18 | 7 |
30▲159 | Sowray, Peter JFM · 67 yrsFollow Peter J SowrayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2123 | 2107 | 2101 | −14 | 3 |
31▲186 | Carleton, John J · 78 yrsFollow John J CarletonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2117 | 2263 | — | 0 | 0 |
32▲193 | Beaumont, Chris RIM · 74 yrsFollow Chris R BeaumontTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2112 | 2227 | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
33▲182 | McMichael, Richard JFM · 65 yrsFollow Richard J McMichaelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2107 | — | — | −11 | 7 |
34▲184 | Orton, Stephen L A · 74 yrsFollow Stephen L A OrtonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2092 | 2108 | 2008 | −25 | 9 |
35▲199 | Truran, Michael C · 70 yrsFollow Michael C TruranTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2086 | — | — | −21 | 2 |
36▲224 | Hosken, Nigel K · 71 yrsFollow Nigel K HoskenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2086 | 2167 | — | 0 | 0 |
37▲245 | Oswald, Graeme · 66 yrsFollow Graeme OswaldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2073 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
38▲206 | Snape, Ian L · 74 yrsFollow Ian L SnapeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2067 | 2000 | 2134 | −31 | 4 |
39▲260 | Keane, Graham D J · 70 yrsFollow Graham D J KeaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2060 | — | 2112 | 0 | 0 |
40▲261 | Hutchinson, Paul A · 76 yrsFollow Paul A HutchinsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2059 | 1997 | 1864 | 0 | 0 |
41▲275 | Surtees, Mike J · 76 yrsFollow Mike J SurteesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2057 | 2030 | 2045 | +6 | 5 |
42▲267 | Fowler, John · 66 yrsFollow John FowlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2054 | 1998 | — | 0 | 0 |
43▲271 | Girdlestone, Paul C · 69 yrsFollow Paul C GirdlestoneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2054 | 2083 | — | +2 | 2 |
44▲278 | Quinn, John M · 75 yrsFollow John M QuinnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2051 | — | — | +2 | 3 |
45▲273 | Page, Mark E · 72 yrsFollow Mark E PageTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2050 | 1981 | 1990 | 0 | 0 |
46▲262 | Farrand, Tom · 65 yrsFollow Tom FarrandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2050 | 1976 | 1973 | −4 | 7 |
47▲303 | Gayson, Peter MFM · 65 yrsFollow Peter M GaysonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2048 | 2056 | 2088 | +8 | 2 |
48▲284 | Johnson, Simon · 67 yrsFollow Simon JohnsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2047 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
49▲280 | James, Geoffrey HCM · 83 yrsFollow Geoffrey H JamesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2047 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
50▲283 | Wise, David · 70 yrsFollow David WiseTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2046 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Standard · Active · 65+
12-month evolution
Standard · Active · 65+
Titled players — 36
Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
Open
GM9
28%
IM8
25%
FM11+1
34%
CM4
13%
Women
WGM2
50%
WFM1
25%
WCM1
25%
AGE PYRAMID · ENGLAND ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
0U200
020-340
035-490
050-640
52665+10
526 open players10 women players
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2· | 🇬🇧EnglandFollow EnglandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,386 |
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8· | 🇭🇷CroatiaFollow CroatiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,308 |
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10▲1 | 🇩🇰DenmarkFollow DenmarkTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,294 |
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| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,420 |
2· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,409 |
3· | 🇬🇧EnglandFollow EnglandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,386 |
4· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,371 |
5· | 🇪🇸SpainFollow SpainTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,353 |
6▲1 | 🇷🇸SerbiaFollow SerbiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,325 |
7▼1 | 🇫🇷FranceFollow FranceTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,323 |
8▲1 | 🇸🇪SwedenFollow SwedenTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,313 |
9▼1 | 🇮🇱IsraelFollow IsraelTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,312 |
10· | 🇭🇷CroatiaFollow CroatiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,308 |