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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 1838. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, and Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact Senioren. His peak of 1877 was reached at age 56 (Jun 2016).

Current rating

1838

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1877

−39 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 56

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#64,828

#64,828 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Klaas Dijkhuizen 1,911
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact Senioren · Dec 2025 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
-19
1857 → 1838
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
4/ 1040.0%
3W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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

/
Netherlands
#2,724
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#47,322
in continent
World
#64,828
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
2724🇳🇱Spears, Russell1,838
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
47322🇳🇱Spears, Russell1,838
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
64828🇳🇱Spears, Russell1,838