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QB
Quek, Bob
🇦🇺FIDE 3212866· Male· Australia· Born in 1947
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Bob Quek, a 79-year-old Australian player, is rated 1549. He has fluctuated between 1548 and 1654 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Ryde Eastwood Club Championship Rounds 1-4, 2025 Ryde Eastwood Classic Rounds 5-7, and 2025 Ryde Eastwood Classic Rounds 1-4. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2025 Norths Allegro) recently. He took a 13-month break between Dec 2016 and Feb 2018. His peak of 1720 was reached at age 65 (Dec 2012).
Current rating
1549
Standard
Rpd1545·Blz1744
All-time high
1720
−171 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 65
Dec 2012 · age 65
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,689
#166,689 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1439 → 1648
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 77
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 77
Mar 2024
2023
17th Australian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1520
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 75
Jul 2022
25th Australian 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1489
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1556 → 1549
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
4.5/ 2121.4%
5W2D14L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #35 | 975 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #18 | 1564 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/3 | #26 | 916 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #13 | — | +16.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/4 | #17 | 1597 | +4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHans Schwandl
🇦🇺AUS·1651
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsRoger W Jeffreys
🇦🇺AUS·1565
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsBosko Aleksovski
🇦🇺AUS·1567
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsDavid Stern
🇦🇺AUS·1622
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsRobert Laurie
🇦🇺AUS·1478
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
Australia
#1,367
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,167
in continent
World
#166,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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