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Spears, Russell

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FIDEFIDE 1057677· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1960

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Russell Spears, a 66-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1849 — just 28 short of his peak of 1877 (Jun 2016, age 56). He has fluctuated between 1838 and 1868 over the past 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Weekendtoernooi Groninger Combinatie NOSBO PK 2026, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7.

Current rating

1849

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1877

−28 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 56

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#61,760

#61,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
1758 → 1868
Feb 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 64
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1787 → returned at 1777
Apr 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Jan 2019
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Jun 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Weekendtoernooi Groninger Combinatie NOSBO PK 2026
perf 1990 (+141) · 3.5/5 · #52
Top opponent
vs Tjeerd Morsch 1,922
Weekendtoernooi Groninger Combinatie NOSBO PK 2026 · May 2026 · +12.1 Elo
Evolution
-8
1857 → 1849
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
6W4D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Weekendtoernooi Groninger Combinatie NOSBO PK 2026
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/5#521990+11.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260/1#455988-11.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2311788-1.8
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact Senioren
Swiss
Dec 20252.5/5#191855+2.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4
Team
Dec 20251/1#67—+6.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250/1#317921-13.6

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,562
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#45,172
in continent
World
#61,759
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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2562🇳🇱Spears, Russell1,849
Europe
1
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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45172🇳🇱Spears, Russell1,849
World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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61759🇳🇱Spears, Russell1,849