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Kerr, Bill
🇦🇺FIDE 3210057· Male· Australia· Born in 1947
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Bill Kerr, a 79-year-old Australian player, is rated 1995. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 SA Interclub Teams A Grade Rounds 1-2 and 2025 SA Hosworth Foundation Grand Prix. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He took a 125-month break between May 2015 and Nov 2025. His peak of 2054 was reached at age 68 (Apr 2015); he also reached Australian #91 in Feb 2016.
Current rating
1995
Standard
Rpd2003·Blz—
All-time high
2054
−59 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 68
Apr 2015 · age 68
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#28,280
#28,280 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
1st Australian 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 2018
Nov 2025
2016
Peak Australian rank: #91
at age 69 · rated 2043
Feb 2016
2015
3rd Australian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2043
Nov 2015
Inactive for 125 months
paused at 2043 → returned at 2018
May 2015
All-time peak 2054
at age 68 · −59 from today
Apr 2015
2013
100 career games
at age 66
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-48
2043 → 1995
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
9W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/4 | #6 | 1834 | -18.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1915 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #12 | 1816 | -24.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEdgar Mdinaradze
🇬🇪GEO·1784
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2014
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vsColin Cloudsdale
🇦🇺AUS·1823
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Feb 2014
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vsFedja Zulfic
🇦🇺AUS·2100
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2014
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vsRobert Cowley
🇦🇺AUS·2109
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2013
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vsPavel Turcaj
🇦🇺AUS·1687
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#138
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,514
in continent
World
#28,280
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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