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Lester, George E

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FIDEFIDE 3200639· Male· Australia· Born in 1969

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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

#47,148

#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

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

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).

Most-Played Opponents

vsStephen J SolomonIM
🇦🇺AUS·2171
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2013
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vsDavid Lovejoy
🇦🇺AUS·1798
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsGene NakauchiFM
🇦🇺AUS·2071
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2011
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Rankings

/
Australia
#245
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,563
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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245🇦🇺Lester, George E1,904
Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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5563🇦🇺Lester, George E1,904
World
1
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2
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4
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6
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7
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9
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