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Shanks, Jack
🇦🇺FIDE 3210111· Male· Australia· Born in 1990
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Jack Shanks, a 36-year-old Australian player, is rated 1856 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1, 2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Rounds 6-9, and 2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Rounds 2-5. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2013–2015), 12 months (2017–2018) and 27 months (2022–2024).
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1853·Blz1809
All-time high
1856
at best
Jun 2026 · age 36
Jun 2026 · age 36
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#59,748
#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
15th Australian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1856
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1856
at age 36
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1728 → 1843
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1728 → returned at 1843
Jun 2022
90th Australian 20-35 player
at age 32 · rated 1743
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+47
1809 → 1856
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
13.5/ 2164.3%
10W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 1854 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2387 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 1846 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 1810 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2398 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #16 | 1980 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 2097 | +29.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Australia
#330
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,110
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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