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Plant, John Stuart
🇦🇺FIDE 3212084· Male· Australia· Born in 1988
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John Stuart Plant, a 38-year-old Australian player, is rated 2011. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 St George Club Championship Division 1 Rounds 4-7, 2026 St George Club Championship Division 1 Rounds 1-3, and 2025-26 St George Summer Open Rounds 5-7. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 NSW Rapid Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2059 was reached at age 37 (Sep 2025); he also reached Australian #77 in Feb 2024.
Current rating
2011
Standard
Rpd1985·Blz1924
All-time high
2059
−48 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 37
Sep 2025 · age 37
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25,823
#25,823 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 2059
at age 37 · −48 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Peak Australian rank: #77
at age 36 · rated 2023
Feb 2024
2023
Crossed 2000
at age 35
Apr 2023
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1999 → returned at 2014
May 2020
100 career games
at age 32
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
2048 → 2011
Tournaments
15
57 games
Score
36.5/ 5764.0%
33W7D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3/4 | #1 | 2168 | +15.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #5 | 1844 | -13.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #6 | 1213 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #34 | — | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/11 | #6 | 2114 | +29.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #5 | — | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | — | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #39 | — | -7.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 1817 | -27.4 |
Match | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | drew | 2108 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArthur Huynh
🇦🇺AUS·2044
+4 −6 =6
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNikola Radev
🇦🇺AUS·1905
+4 −6 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsSarwat Rewais
🇦🇺AUS·1822
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAdrian Rose
🇦🇺AUS
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsMichael S Babic
🇦🇺AUS·1821
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#124
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,248
in continent
World
#25,823
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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