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Staak, Eric

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FIDEFIDE 3208265· Male· Australia· Born in 1955

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Eric Staak, a 71-year-old Australian player, is rated 1637. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2015) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 SA Checkmate Challengers. His peak of 1737 was reached at age 59 (Aug 2014).

Current rating

1637

Standard

Rpd1698·Blz1785

All-time high

1737

−100 pts below
Aug 2014 · age 59

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#133,061

#133,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
31st Australian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1637
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1484 → 1655
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1655 → returned at 1637
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
2022
35th Australian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1569
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David Sambell 1,536
2025 SA Checkmate Challengers · Jul 2025 · +7.2 Elo
Evolution
-18
1655 → 1637
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsDavid Sambell1,536·2025 SA Checkmate Challengers·R4·+7.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 SA Checkmate Challengers
Swiss
Jul 20253/3#142354-17.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 SA Checkmate Challengers (-17.8 Elo, finished #14).

Most-Played Opponents

vsPavel Turcaj
🇦🇺AUS·1687
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsEdgar Mdinaradze
🇬🇪GEO·1784
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsDino Cinco
🇦🇺AUS·1706
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDennis A Steffensen
🇦🇺AUS·1646
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsEryk Paprzycki
🇦🇺AUS·1785
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings

/
Australia
#1,003
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,123
in continent
World
#133,054
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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