CChessStats
Format
LG

Lester, George E

🇦🇺

FIDEFIDE 3200639· Male· Australia· Born in 1969

Follow George E LesterTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

George E Lester, a 57-year-old Australian player, is rated 1904. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 37 months (2013–2017), 15 months (2018–2019), 49 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Strategic Minds November Rapid) recently. His peak of 2031 was reached at age 44 (Dec 2013); he also reached Australian #91 in Feb 2024.

Current rating

1904

Standard

Rpd1921·Blz—

All-time high

2031

−127 pts below
Dec 2013 · age 44

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#47,187

#47,187 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
8th Australian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1946
Apr 2025
2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1946 → returned at 1904
May 2024
3rd Australian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1986
Apr 2024
Peak Australian rank: #91
at age 55 · rated 1977
Feb 2024
2019
4th Australian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1995
Nov 2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 1977
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Julius Clegg 1,709
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major · Apr 2026 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-42
1946 → 1904
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
1W3D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsJulius Clegg1,709·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major·R7·+4.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsZeqi Xing1,748·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major·R1·-14.2
2.[L]vsErnest Bashirov1,776·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major·R2·-13.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/6#631676-42.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major (-42.0 Elo, finished #63).

Rankings

/
Australia
#238
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,592
in continent
World
#47,187
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Australia
1
🇦🇺Cheng, BobbyFollow Bobby ChengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,571
2
🇦🇺Kuybokarov, TemurFollow Temur KuybokarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,534
3
🇦🇺Tan, JustinFollow Justin TanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,510
4
🇦🇺Sardana, RishiFollow Rishi SardanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,496
5
🇦🇺Smerdon, David CFollow David C SmerdonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,476
6
🇦🇺Morris, JamesFollow James MorrisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,423
7
🇦🇺Zhao, Zong-YuanFollow Zong-Yuan ZhaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,415
8
🇦🇺Liu, YiFollow Yi LiuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,401
9
🇦🇺McClymont, BrodieFollow Brodie McClymontTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,389
10
🇦🇺Bjelobrk, IgorFollow Igor BjelobrkTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,380
...
238🇦🇺Lester, George E1,904
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,751
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
...
5592🇦🇺Lester, George E1,904
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
47187🇦🇺Lester, George E1,904