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Bonham, Kevin
🇦🇺FIDE 3205649· Male· Australia· Born in 1972
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Kevin Bonham, a 54-year-old Australian player, is rated 1823 — just 29 short of his peak of 1852 (Apr 2024, age 52). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 85-month break between Feb 2016 and Apr 2023. Recent appearances: 2026 Tasmanian Championship and 2025 Tasmanian Open. Also played 1 rapid and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently.
Current rating
1823
Standard
Rpd1813·Blz1702
All-time high
1852
−29 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 52
Apr 2024 · age 52
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,258
#69,258 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1729 → 1812
Jul 2024
All-time peak 1852
at age 52 · −29 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 52
Mar 2024
2023
6th Australian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1773
Jun 2023
2017
16th Australian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1767
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1823 → 1823
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
10W1D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | — | +25.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #11 | — | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWilliam Rumley
🇦🇺AUS·1925
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsCarl Gorka
🇬🇧ENG·2029
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsYi Feng Zacharias Lim
🇸🇬SGP·1841
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJonty Oud
🇦🇺AUS·1612
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAnya SongWCM
🇦🇺AUS·1777
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#382
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,361
in continent
World
#69,257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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