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Shanks, Jack

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#59,748

#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
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
vs Cheng DaiFM 2,151
2025 MCC Edwin Malitis Memorial - Major Rounds 5-7 · Aug 2025 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
+47
1809 → 1856
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
13.5/ 2164.3%
10W7D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Rounds 2-5
Open Swiss
May 20262.5/4#131854+0.8
2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/1#62387+3.6
2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Rounds 6-9
Open Swiss
Sep 20252.5/4#71846+1.8
2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Rounds 2-5
Open Swiss
Sep 20252.5/4#91810-3.2
2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Round 1
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/1#72398+4.0
2025 MCC Edwin Malitis Memorial - Major Rounds 5-7
Swiss
Aug 20251/3#161980+10.4
2025 MCC Edwin Malitis Memorial - Major Rounds 1-4
Swiss
Jul 20253/4#42097+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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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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330🇦🇺Shanks, Jack1,856
Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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2,731
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7110🇦🇺Shanks, Jack1,856
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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59747🇦🇺Shanks, Jack1,856