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Chek, Adrian Carl
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3202429· Male· Australia· Born in 1963
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Adrian Carl Chek, a 63-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1870. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Burwood Autumn Open Rounds 1-4, 2026 Sydney International Open - Challengers, and 2026 Australian Reserves. Also played 1 rapid event (including 25th Chess.sg Rapid Championship) recently. He had 7 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003), 15 months (2013–2014), 13 months (2014–2015), 19 months (2016–2018), 14 months (2018–2019), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2022–2025). His peak of 2169 was reached at age 38 (Apr 2001); he also reached Australian #59 in May 2011.
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 52).
Current rating
1870
Standard
Rpd1874·Blz—
All-time high
2169
−299 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 38
Apr 2001 · age 38
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#55,831
#55,831 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
8th Australian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1915
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1861 → 1909
Feb 2025
2022
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1861 → returned at 1909
May 2022
2019
9th Australian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1927
Nov 2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1861
May 2019
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1932 → returned at 1927
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
1909 → 1870
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
16/ 2857.1%
12W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/2 | #26 | 2673 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #21 | 1760 | -36.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/10 | #23 | 1871 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #81 | 2160 | +6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBiljana N DekicWIM
🇦🇺AUS·1898
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2016
View head-to-head →
vsFrank Hutchings
🇦🇺AUS
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2014
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vsVladimir SmirnovIM
🇷🇺RUS·2351
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2010
View head-to-head →
vsBarak Atzmon-Simon
🇦🇺AUS·2119
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2010
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Australia
#303
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,595
in continent
World
#55,830
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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