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Leslie J Fancourt

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ENG · 61 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1692 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1676 at 2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750(Best of 2025)

World #=134647 live, down 2088#132,559 publishedEngland #=2149Europe #=91576among active players

Classical rating

1643

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since May 2019

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1640 to 1643 over the last 12 months; peak 1692 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapid
Nov 20261643, 0, 0 games1505, +11, 4 games
Oct 20261643, 0, 0 games1494, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261643, 0, 0 games1494, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261643, 0, 0 games1494, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261643, 0, 0 games1494, -37, 4 games
Jun 20261643, 0, 0 games1531, 0, 0 games
May 20261643, 0, 0 games1531, -5, 3 games
Apr 20261643, -3, 0 games1536, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261646, 0, 0 games1536, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261646, +3, 0 games1536, -20, 7 games
Jan 20261643, 0, 0 games1556, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251643, +3, 3 games1556, -4, 7 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 42 classical games on record, the latest on Nov 16, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750Nov 15, 2025 – Nov 16, 2025TPR 16762½/5

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 24 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2018–2025

#OpponentRating
1, Paul Mottram, Nov 2025 · 2025 Birmingham Open Under 1750, 1716
2, Mike J Cresswell, Apr 2019 · English Seniors Championship Over 50 2019, 1695
3, Lalit Vidyadhar Nandyala Sharma, May 2024 · 2024 Leamington Open Inter, 1600

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 19 of 42 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 8 of 8 games.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...f5, and 1.e4 with 1...e5.

All openings (1 as White, 2 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense367%

5 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

7 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202531½16761676
202441½15421455
2022211475—
2021211482—
20184214041404

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Leslie J Fancourt · Classical

World

  1. #=134647Jacques Picard1643.0
  2. #=134647Mats Truija1643.0
  3. #=134647Leslie J Fancourt1643.0
  4. #=134647Stephen M Chadaway1643.0
  5. #=134647Esmeralda Babamusta1643.0

England

  1. #=2146Aram Marsh1644.0
  2. #=2146David I Tipper1644.0
  3. #=2149Leslie J Fancourt1643.0
  4. #=2149Stephen M Chadaway1643.0
  5. #2151Francis Millward1642.6

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.