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Marsden, John A

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FIDEFIDE 3207021· Male· Australia· Born in 1967

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John A Marsden, a 59-year-old Australian player, is rated 1821. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearance: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major. He had 3 career breaks: 107 months (2010–2019), 55 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). His peak of 1916 was reached at age 43 (May 2010).

Current rating

1821

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1939

All-time high

1916

−95 pts below
May 2010 · age 43

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#69,867

#69,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1880 → returned at 1852
Jun 2024
16th Australian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1900
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1841 → 1900
Apr 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Apr 2024
2019
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1841 → returned at 1900
Aug 2019
13th Australian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1904
Jul 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Owen Macmullin 1,847
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major · Apr 2026 · +9.9 Elo
Evolution
-59
1880 → 1821
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
3W7D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsOwen Macmullin1,847·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major·R3·+9.9
2.[W]vsMarlon Chen1,494·2026 Churchie International 7·R7·+2.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Churchie International 7
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/5#681731-30.6
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/7#451736-27.8
Worst Elo result: 2026 Churchie International 7 (-30.6 Elo, finished #68).

Rankings

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Australia
#387
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,455
in continent
World
#69,866
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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10
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