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Melnyk, Jim

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FIDEFIDE 2636344· Male· Canada· Born in 1955

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Jim Melnyk, a 71-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1659 — just 25 short of his peak of 1684 (Oct 2025, age 70). He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Winnipeg Open - U1800, 2026 MCA Winter Seniors Open, and 2025 MCA Fall Seniors Open. Also played 5 rapid events (including 2026 MCA St. Mary's FIDE March Rapid - Open) recently. He took a 37-month break between Apr 2020 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1659

Standard

Rpd1645·Blz—

All-time high

1684

−25 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 70

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#124,432

#124,432 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
21st Canadian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1659
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1684
at age 70 · −25 from today
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1470 → 1655
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Feb 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wayne Coppin 1,985
2025 MCA Summer Seniors Open · Jul 2025 · +17.3 Elo
Evolution
+18
1641 → 1659
Tournaments
6
27 games
Score
14/ 2751.9%
12W4D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWayne Coppin1,985·2025 MCA Summer Seniors Open·R3·+17.3
2.[W]vsAnthony Boron1,917·2025 MCA Summer Seniors Open·R4·+16.2
3.[W]vsZach Nathaniel Lee1,603·2025 Manitoba Open - U1800·R5·+8.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAsher Jo1,390·2025 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - U1800·R1·-16.9
2.[L]vsJohn Klokow1,547·2025 MCA Fall Seniors Open·R4·-13.3
3.[L]vsZach Nathaniel Lee1,566·2026 Winnipeg Open - U1800·R2·-12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Winnipeg Open - U1800
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/3#121769-11.0
2026 MCA Winter Seniors Open
Swiss
Jan 20261.5/4#81704+4.2
2025 MCA Fall Seniors Open
Swiss
Oct 20251/3#131573-18.2
2025 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - U1800
Swiss
Aug 20253.5/4#21839+21.0
2025 MCA Summer Seniors Open
Swiss
Jul 20253/3#42541+22.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 MCA Fall Seniors Open (-18.2 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

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Canada
#1,071
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#15,168
in continent
World
#124,426
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,454
6
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7
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8
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9
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2,427
10
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2,414
...
1071🇨🇦Melnyk, Jim1,659
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
15168🇨🇦Melnyk, Jim1,659
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
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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124426🇨🇦Melnyk, Jim1,659