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Pickles, Stephen

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FIDEFIDE 3200442· Male· Australia· Born in 1960

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Stephen Pickles, a 66-year-old Australian player, is rated 2149 and sitting in the top 3% of Australian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 131 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈1/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8, 49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4. His peak of 2280 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2001); he also reached Australian #28 in Nov 2025.

Current rating

2149

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2280

−131 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 41

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#51 · Australian players · of 1,878

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
3rd Australian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2227
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Australian rank: #28
at age 65 · rated 2227
Nov 2025
3rd Australian 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2227
Nov 2025
2001
Crossed 2200
at age 41
Jan 2001
Crossed 2100
at age 41
Jan 2001
All-time peak 2280
at age 41 · −131 from today
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs John MerrimanFM 2,349
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open · Feb 2026 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
-131
2280 → 2149
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
8.5/ 1944.7%
6W5D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261/3#591832-25.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#591845-18.2
49th Blackpool Chess Conference 13-15 February 2026 - Open
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#202126-21.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/2#301934-13.8
2025 British Championship: Over 65
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/7#391930-52.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: Over 65 (-52.8 Elo, finished #39).

Rankings

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Australia
#51
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,671
in continent
World
#11,305
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Asia-Pacific
1
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10
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