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Fines, John

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FIDEFIDE 2630761· Male· Canada· Born in 1962

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John Fines, a 64-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1632. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 ACC Seeing Shadows, 2025 ACC Looking Ahead, and 2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown). He took a 54-month break between Oct 2018 and May 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1735 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1632

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1735

−103 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#134,927

#134,927 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1567 → 1720
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1735
at age 62 · −103 from today
Mar 2024
2023
32nd Canadian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1635
Jul 2023
2018
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1633 → returned at 1635
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Matthew Furrow 1,907
2025 ACC Cool Moves Crown · Jul 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-59
1691 → 1632
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
1.5/ 1212.5%
0W3D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsUmid Allahverdi1,905·2026 ACC Seeing Shadows·R2·+6.6
2.[D]vsMatthew Furrow1,907·2025 ACC Cool Moves Crown·R2·+5.6
3.[D]vsMario Moran-Venegas1,699·2026 ACC Seeing Shadows·R3·+1.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAashwin Mittal1,800·2025 ACC Cool Moves Crown·R3·-6.9
2.[L]vsAashwin Mittal1,865·2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown)·R3·-4.7
3.[L]vsAdrian Chin1,874·2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown)·R4·-4.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 ACC Seeing Shadows
Swiss
Jan 20261/4#291685-16.8
2025 ACC Looking Ahead
Swiss
Nov 20250/2#291139-13.4
2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown)
Swiss
Aug 20250/3#281127-26.0
2025 ACC Cool Moves Crown
Swiss
Jul 20250.5/2#211663-10.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 ACC Hot Heads (Crown) (-26.0 Elo, finished #28).

Rankings

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Canada
#1,201
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#16,587
in continent
World
#134,919
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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6
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8
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9
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10
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1201🇨🇦Fines, John1,632
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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16587🇨🇦Fines, John1,632
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
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134919🇨🇦Fines, John1,632