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Metcalfe, Allister

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FIDEFIDE 123065170· Male· South Africa· Born in 1958

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Allister Metcalfe, a 68-year-old South African player, is rated 1778. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 13 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B). He had 2 career breaks: 34 months (2016–2019) and 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1941 was reached at age 57 (May 2015); he also reached South African #58 in Jul 2015.

Competes for South Africa since Jul 2024.

Current rating

1778

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1941

−163 pts below
May 2015 · age 57

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#83,275

#83,275 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Aug 2024
Switched federation: FID → RSA
at age 66
Jul 2024
2nd South African 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1889
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1771 → 1889
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2020
2nd South African 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1771
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Moemedi Machobane 1,917
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B) · Apr 2026 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-11
1789 → 1778
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
9W5D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#501826+15.8
2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B)
Open Swiss
Jun 20257/10#211753-26.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (B) (-26.6 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#280
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#2,898
in continent
World
#83,273
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
1
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
...
280🇿🇦Metcalfe, Allister1,778
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
2898🇿🇦Metcalfe, Allister1,778
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
83273🇿🇦Metcalfe, Allister1,778