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Essery, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 2630460· Male· Canada· Born in 1957

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Richard Essery, a 69-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1547. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 March TNT, 2026 Winnipeg Open - U1800, and 2026 February TNT. He had 2 career breaks: 72 months (2017–2023) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1608 was reached at age 69 (Feb 2026).

Current rating

1547

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1608

−61 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 69

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#167,454

#167,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1608
at age 69 · −61 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1577 → returned at 1564
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+315 Elo)
1279 → 1594
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 67
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oscar Zhang 1,433
2026 Winnipeg Open - U1800 · Feb 2026 · +11.0 Elo
Evolution
-30
1577 → 1547
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
5.5/ 1634.4%
5W1D10L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsOscar Zhang1,433·2026 Winnipeg Open - U1800·R2·+11.0
2.[W]vsAnte Mandusic1,361·2026 Winnipeg Open - U1800·R4·+8.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOscar Zhang1,433·2026 March TNT·R4·-26.3
2.[L]vsElvis Wang1,565·2026 Winnipeg Open - U1800·R3·-22.1
3.[L]vsSunyo Kim1,742·2026 March TNT·R2·-9.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 March TNT
Swiss
Mar 20260/3#21867-55.2
2026 Winnipeg Open - U1800
Swiss
Feb 20262/3#141660-18.0
2026 February TNT
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/4#10—+12.4
2026 January TNT
Swiss
Jan 20262/3#6—+54.0
2025 November TNT
Swiss
Nov 20250/1#29—-10.4
2025 MCA August TNT
Swiss
Aug 20250/1#29—-12.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 March TNT (-55.2 Elo, finished #21).

Rankings

/
Canada
#1,460
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#20,520
in continent
World
#167,432
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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