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Elkington, Derek
🇦🇺FIDE 3212564· Male· Australia· Born in 1971
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Derek Elkington, a 55-year-old Australian player, is rated 1839. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 7 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 3-6, 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 1-2, and 2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group A Rounds 3-5 plus postponed. Also played 2 rapid events recently. He had 2 career breaks: 52 months (2011–2015) and 28 months (2021–2024). His peak of 2090 was reached at age 38 (Nov 2009); he also reached Australian #85 in Sep 2010.
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1826·Blz1887
All-time high
2090
−251 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 38
Nov 2009 · age 38
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,553
#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1819 → 1892
Apr 2024
2022
8th Australian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1819
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1819 → returned at 1881
Oct 2021
2020
100 career games
at age 49
Oct 2020
5th Australian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1902
Sep 2020
2016
8th Australian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1973
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1863 → 1839
Tournaments
9
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
9W3D9L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | — | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #15 | — | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | — | -9.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #5 | 1753 | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #5 | 1162 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | — | +11.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | — | +13.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #13 | — | -7.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | — | -10.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlex Janceski
🇦🇺AUS·1773
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsDylan Gough
🇦🇺AUS·1755
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlan Wolstencroft
🇦🇺AUS·1742
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRobert Maris
🇦🇺AUS·1928
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsGyula PlaganyiCM
🇦🇺AUS·1884
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#359
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,727
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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