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Sparks, Chris J

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FIDEFIDE 3201295· Male· Australia· Born in 1958

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Chris J Sparks, a 68-year-old Australian player, is rated 1742. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 75-month break between Jun 2019 and Oct 2025. Recent standard appearances include 2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 8-9, 2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 4-7, and 2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 1-3. His peak of 1806 was reached at age 66 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1742

Standard

Rpd1770·Blz—

All-time high

1806

−64 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 66

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#95,328

#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
25th Australian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1789
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1806
at age 66 · −64 from today
Mar 2024
2019
28th Australian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1677
Aug 2019
Inactive for 75 months
paused at 1677 → returned at 1789
Jun 2019
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Jun 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Matthew Turek 1,654
2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 8-9 · Nov 2025 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-64
1806 → 1742
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
1.5/ 721.4%
1W1D5L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsMatthew Turek1,654·2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 8-9·R8·+7.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 8-9
Swiss
Nov 20251/2#261674-5.2
2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 4-7
Swiss
Sep 20250/3#48854-42.0
2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 1-3
Swiss
Sep 20250.5/2#381487-17.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 4-7 (-42.0 Elo, finished #48).

Rankings

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Australia
#599
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,259
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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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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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
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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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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6
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7
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9
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9
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