Wales chess federation: top players, ratings and statistics

Top players

1 Camacho Collados, Jose IMBorn 1988 2350
2 Rees, Ioan FMBorn 1988 2267
3 Blackburn, Jonathan L B FMBorn 1985 2239

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Strugnell, Carl FM	Rating 2211	Born 1981
5	Cooper, John G IM	Rating 2206	Born 1954
6	Harakis, Alexis M FM	Rating 2171	Born 1971
7	Zeidler, Sven P. FM	Rating 2169	Born 1965
8	Rathbone-Jones, Ifan CM	Rating 2148	Born 2004
9	Varley, Peter FM	Rating 2143	Born 1957
10	Toczek, Grzegorz FM	Rating 2139	Born 1972
11	Cave, Iwan	Rating 2125	Born 2006
12	Kett, Tim FM	Rating 2117	Born 1962
13	Yoganand	Rating 2085	Born 1985
14	Brown, Thomas	Rating 2065	Born 1976
15	Freeland, Alex	Rating 2056	Born 1995
16	Smith, Olivia WFM	Rating 2050	Born 1987
17	Bullen, Alex CM	Rating 2048	Born 1994
18	Atkinson, Paul CM	Rating 2041	Born 1972
19	Richmond, Jane WFM	Rating 2029	Born 1961
20	Tapp, James	Rating 2018	Born 1995
21	Smith, J. R.	Rating 2013	Born 1963
22	Fowler, Hugo	Rating 2005	Born 2002
23	Yeo, Gareth	Rating 2001	Born 1980
24	Morris, Charles F	Rating 1998	Born 1958
25	Pleasants, Allan J	Rating 1995	Born 1960

1 Camacho Collados, Jose IMBorn 1988 2290
2 Cooper, John G IMBorn 1954 2201
3 Strugnell, Carl FMBorn 1981 2200

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Harakis, Alexis M FM	Rating 2194	Born 1971
5	Blackburn, Jonathan L B FM	Rating 2168	Born 1985
6	Yoganand	Rating 2149	Born 1985
7	Varley, Peter FM	Rating 2116	Born 1957
8	Pleasants, Allan J	Rating 2092	Born 1960
9	Kett, Tim FM	Rating 2087	Born 1962
10	Toczek, Grzegorz FM	Rating 2083	Born 1972
11	Young, Alan	Rating 2074	Born 1965
12	Brown, Thomas	Rating 2068	Born 1976
13	Garcia, Jason FM	Rating 2067	Born 1971
14	Tapp, James	Rating 2064	Born 1995
15	Gilbert, Jonathan A.	Rating 2046	Born 1968
16	Jones, Ian Robert	Rating 2041	Born 1963
17	Morris, Gareth	Rating 2027	Born 1965
18	Hewitt, William	Rating 2016	Born 1964
19	Fathallah, Joe	Rating 2012	Born 1984
20	Jones, Derek	Rating 2000	Born 1961
21	Van Kemenade, Rudy	Rating 2000	Born 1946
22	Bullen, Alex CM	Rating 1997	Born 1994
23	McCarthy, Maurice	Rating 1993	Born 1953
24	Richmond, Jane WFM	Rating 1987	Born 1961
25	Freeland, Alex	Rating 1984	Born 1995

1 Rees, Ioan FMBorn 1988 2270
2 Camacho Collados, Jose IMBorn 1988 2262
3 Blackburn, Jonathan L B FMBorn 1985 2178

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Harakis, Alexis M FM	Rating 2172	Born 1971
5	Strugnell, Carl FM	Rating 2159	Born 1981
6	Atkinson, Paul CM	Rating 2141	Born 1972
7	Varley, Peter FM	Rating 2119	Born 1957
8	Yoganand	Rating 2117	Born 1985
9	Toczek, Grzegorz FM	Rating 2110	Born 1972
10	Kett, Tim FM	Rating 2101	Born 1962
11	Hewitt, William	Rating 2080	Born 1964
12	Garcia, Jason FM	Rating 2048	Born 1971
13	Richmond, Jane WFM	Rating 2047	Born 1961
14	Bullen, Alex CM	Rating 2042	Born 1994
15	Heaven, Pete	Rating 2036	Born 1962
16	Smith, Olivia WFM	Rating 2007	Born 1987
17	Gilbert, Jonathan A.	Rating 2003	Born 1968
18	Hatchett, Paul	Rating 1995	Born 1964
19	Brown, Thomas	Rating 1993	Born 1976
20	Rizvi, Nasir	Rating 1980	Born 1977
21	Morris, Gareth	Rating 1978	Born 1965
22	Fathallah, Joe	Rating 1967	Born 1984
23	Binks, Michael	Rating 1963	Born 1940
24	Tapp, James	Rating 1950	Born 1995
25	Yeo, Gareth	Rating 1949	Born 1980

1 Smith, Olivia WFMBorn 1987 2050
2 Richmond, Jane WFMBorn 1961 2029
3 Camp, Imogen A L WCMBorn 2001 1952

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Kong, Emma Zihan	Rating 1829	Born 2010
5	Smith, Lynda WCM	Rating 1792	Born 1968
6	Chong, Kimberly WCM	Rating 1782	Born 1996
7	Fraser, Susanna	Rating 1781	Born 2004
8	Van Kemenade, Julie	Rating 1736	Born 1959
9	Camp, Syringa Lyn	Rating 1728	Born 1965
10	Coutts, Catriona	Rating 1663	Born 1989
11	Blackburn, Sandra G	Rating 1548	Born 1957
12	Tuson, Bronwen	Rating 1492	Born 2007
13	Deng, Clara	Rating 1476	Born 2016
14	Srivastava, Angel	Rating 1444	Born 2012
15	Mandadapu, Raga Sreya	Rating 1414	Born 2014

1 Richmond, Jane WFMBorn 1961 1987
2 Smith, Olivia WFMBorn 1987 1953
3 Chong, Kimberly WCMBorn 1996 1839

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Camp, Imogen A L WCM	Rating 1783	Born 2001
5	Van Kemenade, Julie	Rating 1775	Born 1959
6	Fraser, Susanna	Rating 1725	Born 2004
7	Blackburn, Sandra G	Rating 1630	Born 1957
8	Kong, Emma Zihan	Rating 1569	Born 2010
9	Venkatesh, Varsha	Rating 1510	Born 2000
10	Srivastava, Angel	Rating 1468	Born 2012
11	Mandadapu, Raga Sreya	Rating 1464	Born 2014
12	Deng, Clara	Rating 1460	Born 2016
13	Liu, Yimo	Rating 1435	Born 2012

1 Richmond, Jane WFMBorn 1961 2047
2 Smith, Olivia WFMBorn 1987 2007
3 Graczyk-Gibiec, Barbara Born 1965 1834

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Camp, Imogen A L WCM	Rating 1808	Born 2001
5	Van Kemenade, Julie	Rating 1800	Born 1959
6	Chong, Kimberly WCM	Rating 1791	Born 1996
7	Kong, Emma Zihan	Rating 1761	Born 2010
8	Fraser, Susanna	Rating 1725	Born 2004
9	Deng, Clara	Rating 1673	Born 2016
10	Blackburn, Sandra G	Rating 1628	Born 1957
11	Liu, Yimo	Rating 1623	Born 2012
12	Green, Ella	Rating 1613	Born 2006
13	Srivastava, Angel	Rating 1472	Born 2012
14	Mandadapu, Raga Sreya	Rating 1462	Born 2014

1 Cave, Iwan Born 2006 2125
2 Szakmany, Bence Born 2007 1961
3 Kong, Emma Zihan Born 2010 1829

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Barry, Luke	Rating 1807	Born 2008
5	Prabhu, Vismith	Rating 1802	Born 2010
6	Roberts, Jamie	Rating 1789	Born 2011
7	Hoccom, Sebastian	Rating 1778	Born 2010
8	McGrath, Ethan	Rating 1754	Born 2009
9	Shevchenko, Danylo	Rating 1741	Born 2011
10	Smith, Ellison	Rating 1735	Born 2006
11	Ramzan, Timur	Rating 1705	Born 2009
12	Anandkumar, Govind	Rating 1702	Born 2010
13	Hilliar, Reuben	Rating 1696	Born 2006
14	Murthy, Arush	Rating 1696	Born 2011
15	Bull, Jack	Rating 1687	Born 2007
16	Ekermawi, Nathaniel	Rating 1687	Born 2008
17	Bartlett-Davis, Otto	Rating 1681	Born 2012
18	Saparovich, Mikhail	Rating 1680	Born 2009
19	Are, Jai Hrithvik Adithya	Rating 1648	Born 2017
20	Burton, Henry	Rating 1643	Born 2015
21	Choung, James	Rating 1635	Born 2013
22	Richards, Benjamin James	Rating 1632	Born 2008
23	Jones, Cynan	Rating 1624	Born 2015
24	Nasir, Farouq	Rating 1600	Born 2011
25	Hanczar, Csege	Rating 1599	Born 2011

1 Cave, Iwan Born 2006 1895
2 Nukalapati, Sarthak Born 2007 1864
3 Roberts, Jamie Born 2011 1808

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Hoccom, Sebastian	Rating 1777	Born 2010
5	McGrath, Ethan	Rating 1764	Born 2009
6	Hanczar, Csege	Rating 1720	Born 2011
7	Prabhu, Vismith	Rating 1715	Born 2010
8	Cumiskey, Oliver	Rating 1714	Born 2010
9	Szakmany, Bence	Rating 1712	Born 2007
10	Winter, Angus B	Rating 1712	Born 2007
11	Shevchenko, Danylo	Rating 1691	Born 2011
12	Bull, Jack	Rating 1667	Born 2007
13	Burton, Henry	Rating 1658	Born 2015
14	Smith, Ellison	Rating 1652	Born 2006
15	Jones, Archie	Rating 1649	Born 2013
16	Altmann, Daniel	Rating 1646	Born 2008
17	Gruffydd, Teilo Daniel	Rating 1636	Born 2014
18	Winter, Chase	Rating 1633	Born 2013
19	Parr, Jacob	Rating 1630	Born 2006
20	Deng, Felix	Rating 1606	Born 2013
21	Ramzan, Timur	Rating 1606	Born 2009
22	Anandkumar, Govind	Rating 1588	Born 2010
23	Kong, Emma Zihan	Rating 1569	Born 2010
24	Chawla, Samarth	Rating 1559	Born 2012
25	Zheng, Lucas	Rating 1554	Born 2015

1 Prabhu, Vismith Born 2010 1864
2 Cave, Iwan Born 2006 1819
3 McGrath, Ethan Born 2009 1810

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Foulkes, Morgan	Rating 1785	Born 2009
5	Roberts, Jamie	Rating 1782	Born 2011
6	Kong, Emma Zihan	Rating 1761	Born 2010
7	Stephens, Gethin	Rating 1761	Born 2014
8	Anandkumar, Govind	Rating 1760	Born 2010
9	Graczyk, Mateusz	Rating 1747	Born 2009
10	Szakmany, Bence	Rating 1744	Born 2007
11	Bull, Jack	Rating 1734	Born 2007
12	Murthy, Arush	Rating 1706	Born 2011
13	Belochkin, David	Rating 1699	Born 2010
14	Bartlett-Davis, Otto	Rating 1698	Born 2012
15	Shevchenko, Danylo	Rating 1692	Born 2011
16	Hilliar, Reuben	Rating 1689	Born 2006
17	Deng, Clara	Rating 1673	Born 2016
18	Smith, Ellison	Rating 1665	Born 2006
19	Hanczar, Csege	Rating 1654	Born 2011
20	Jessop, Osian	Rating 1652	Born 2008
21	Zhuravlev, Andrei	Rating 1648	Born 2013
22	Nukalapati, Sarthak	Rating 1645	Born 2007
23	Galicia, Ricardo	Rating 1640	Born 2019
24	Bradfield, Nye	Rating 1639	Born 2006
25	Carvey, Bertie	Rating 1635	Born 2009

1 Kong, Emma Zihan Born 2010 1829
2 Tuson, Bronwen Born 2007 1492
3 Deng, Clara Born 2016 1476

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Srivastava, Angel	Rating 1444	Born 2012
5	Mandadapu, Raga Sreya	Rating 1414	Born 2014

1 Kong, Emma Zihan Born 2010 1569
2 Srivastava, Angel Born 2012 1468
3 Mandadapu, Raga Sreya Born 2014 1464

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Deng, Clara	Rating 1460	Born 2016
5	Liu, Yimo	Rating 1435	Born 2012

1 Kong, Emma Zihan Born 2010 1761
2 Deng, Clara Born 2016 1673
3 Liu, Yimo Born 2012 1623

Rank	Name	Rating	Born
4	Green, Ella	Rating 1613	Born 2006
5	Srivastava, Angel	Rating 1472	Born 2012
6	Mandadapu, Raga Sreya	Rating 1462	Born 2014

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Statistics

Registered players: 1,149
Active players: 854
Rated in Classical: 541
Rated in Rapid: 258
Rated in Blitz: 316
Women: 122
Juniors (under 20): 290

Rating spread, Classical

9

33

49

61

35

36

11

7

4

1

0

Active players in each band of 100 rating points.

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1400 to 1499: 9
1500 to 1599: 33
1600 to 1699: 49
1700 to 1799: 61
1800 to 1899: 35
1900 to 1999: 36
2000 to 2099: 11
2100 to 2199: 7
2200 to 2299: 4
2300 to 2399: 1
2400 to 2499: 0
2500 to 2599: 0
2600 to 2699: 0
2700 and above: 0

Titles

0GM
6IM
16FM
8CM
0WGM
0WIM
3WFM
5WCM

Arbiters with a FIDE title: 12
Trainers with a FIDE title: 1

FIDE rating list, October 2026. Titles are counted as FIDE lists them on that date.

Officials

Harle, BillPresident/Delegate
Adams, MarkExecutive Director
Bevan, Peter MInternational Director
Staveley, KevinHome Director
Eustis, IanJunior Director
Garcia, JasonFinancial Director
Norris, DavidInternational Rating Officer

Reports we shared

Whole-Olympiad team report, OpenSeptember 2026
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Whole-Olympiad team report, WomenSeptember 2026
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Round reports, rounds 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1117 to 27 September 2026
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