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Halstead, Richie
🇳🇷FIDE 22400052· Male· Nauru· Born in 1971
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Richie Halstead, a 55-year-old player, is rated 1651. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 13 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ruben's Cup 2026, Independence Day 2026, and Angam Day Knockout 2025. Also played 4 blitz events (including Independence Day Blitz 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2017–2018) and 76 months (2018–2025). His peak of 1731 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2024); he also reached #5 nationally in Nov 2018 and spent 13 months in top 10.
Current rating
1651
Standard
Rpd1692·Blz1709
All-time high
1731
−80 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53
Mar 2024 · age 53
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#127,872
#127,872 · players worldwide · of 218,279
13 months in National top 10 (2017–2018)
13 months in National top 10 (2017–2018)
Career timeline
13 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Apr 2026
2025
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 1723
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1731
at age 53 · −80 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 76 months
paused at 1551 → returned at 1723
Dec 2018
13 months in national top 10
longest streak 13 months · since May 2017
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1651 → 1651
Tournaments
4
18 games
Score
6.5/ 1836.1%
6W1D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #10 | 1781 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 1848 | +50.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/4 | #10 | 952 | -60.8 |
Knockout | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | QF | 1786 | +14.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJames Scotty
🇳🇷NRU·1655
+5 −7 =0
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsJed Selu Taleka
🇳🇷NRU·1755
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRicko DepauneFM
🇳🇷NRU·1761
+1 −10 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAndrew Gadeanang
🇳🇷NRU·1770
+2 −9 =0
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMike Vorbach
🇳🇷NRU·1558
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Nauru
#18
out of 21 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,837
in continent
World
#127,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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