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Garner, Stephen J
🇦🇺FIDE 3210995· Male· Australia· Born in 1957
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Stephen J Garner, a 69-year-old Australian player, is rated 1752. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T2 Rounds 8-9, 2026 Sydney International Open - Challengers, and 2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T2 Rounds 5-7. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 Norths Allegro) and 2 blitz events recently. His peak of 1879 was reached at age 54 (Jul 2011).
Current rating
1752
Standard
Rpd1695·Blz1695
All-time high
1879
−127 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 54
Jul 2011 · age 54
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#91,911
#91,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+158 Elo)
1654 → 1812
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
May 2024
2023
24th Australian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1705
Sep 2023
2022
23rd Australian 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1691
Apr 2022
2018
100 career games
at age 61
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
1788 → 1752
Tournaments
8
21 games
Score
10/ 2147.6%
8W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #19 | 849 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #34 | 1641 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #13 | 2471 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #21 | 1528 | -29.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #48 | 1081 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #29 | 2174 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #13 | 1936 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2068 | +19.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGary Armstrong
🇦🇺AUS·1692
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsPaul Glissan
🇦🇺AUS·1733
+6 −5 =0
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsBruce D MurrayCM
🇦🇺AUS·1901
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPertti T Sirkka
🇦🇺AUS·1781
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPeter AbbottCM
🇦🇺AUS·1888
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#557
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,699
in continent
World
#91,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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