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Sheldrick, Kevin
🇦🇺FIDE 3206548· Male· Australia· Born in 1976
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Kevin Sheldrick, a 50-year-old Australian player, is rated 1980. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2006–2008) and 20 months (2021–2023). Recent appearance: 2025 SA Checkmate Open. His peak of 2183 was reached at age 35 (May 2011); he also reached Australian #41 in Jul 2011.
Current rating
1980
Standard
Rpd1995·Blz2028
All-time high
2183
−203 pts below
May 2011 · age 35
May 2011 · age 35
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#30,787
#30,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2022
5th Australian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2047
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2047 → returned at 2011
Nov 2021
2020
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
2004 → 2054
Oct 2020
2017
2nd Australian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2151
Jan 2017
2014
100 career games
at age 38
Feb 2014
2011
Peak Australian rank: #41
at age 35 · rated 2183
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1988 → 1980
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 1867 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEdgar Mdinaradze
🇬🇪GEO·1784
+12 −6 =0
18 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsColin Cloudsdale
🇦🇺AUS·1823
+9 −1 =1
11 games·last met Jul 2020
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vsKyle LeaverCM
🇦🇺AUS·2080
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsWilliam JordanFM
🇦🇺AUS·2070
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsWilliam Wedding
🇦🇺AUS·1863
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2021
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Rankings
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Australia
#156
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,775
in continent
World
#30,786
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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