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Kalisch, Tom
🇦🇺FIDE 3205762· Male· Australia· Born in 1948
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Tom Kalisch, a 78-year-old Australian player, is rated 1770. He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Chess Artists Club Championship Rounds 4-7, 2026 Chess Artists Club Championship Rounds 1-3, and 2025 Chess Artists Open Rounds 4-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Victorian Rapid Play Championship) recently. He took a 42-month break between Sep 2009 and Apr 2013. His peak of 1933 was reached at age 60 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
1770
Standard
Rpd1762·Blz1679
All-time high
1933
−163 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 60
Jul 2008 · age 60
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#85,841
#85,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
4th Australian 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1760
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1651 → 1776
Mar 2024
2022
6th Australian 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1747
Apr 2022
2019
500 career games
at age 71
Nov 2019
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
May 2015
2014
13th Australian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1901
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
1738 → 1770
Tournaments
7
19 games
Score
11.5/ 1960.5%
10W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #5 | 1804 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 2045 | +18.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #15 | 1663 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/2 | #9 | 2562 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #9 | 978 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 1885 | +15.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2374 | +5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn Beckman
🇦🇺AUS·1502
+15 −1 =0
16 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsTanya Kolak
🇦🇺AUS·1567
+9 −4 =1
14 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsColin B Savige
🇦🇺AUS·1768
+1 −8 =4
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsThai Ly
🇦🇺AUS·1885
+0 −6 =5
11 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsMirko RujevicIM
🇦🇺AUS·2058
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#501
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,719
in continent
World
#85,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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