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Loveband, Robert
🇦🇺FIDE 3206599· Male· Australia· Born in 1961
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Robert Loveband, a 65-year-old Australian player, is rated 1777. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 13 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial rounds 5-7, 2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial Rounds 1-4, and 2025 Ballarat Club Championship Rounds 6-9. He took a 49-month break between Feb 2019 and Apr 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1948 was reached at age 56 (Apr 2017).
Current rating
1777
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1948
−171 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 56
Apr 2017 · age 56
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#83,591
#83,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1691 → 1816
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Aug 2023
14th Australian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1729
May 2023
2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1749 → returned at 1729
Feb 2019
2017
11th Australian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1948
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1772 → 1777
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
7W0D2L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/2 | #22 | 2431 | +13.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | — | -8.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #12 | — | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#481
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,371
in continent
World
#83,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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