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Ball, Christopher

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FIDEFIDE 3221350· Male· Australia· Born in 1991

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Christopher Ball, a 35-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1820. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 8-9, 2026 Ryde Eastwood Club Championship Rounds 5-7, and 2026 Ryde Eastwood Club Championship Rounds 1-4. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Norths AGM Blitz) recently. His peak of 1945 was reached at age 24 (Oct 2015).

Awarded CM in 2015 (age 24).

Current rating

1820

Standard

Rpd1890·Blz1896

All-time high

1945

−125 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 24

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#70,090

#70,090 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1744 → 1833
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1814 → returned at 1811
May 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vladimir FeldmanIM 2,062
2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 8-9 · Apr 2026 · +16.0 Elo
Evolution
-34
1854 → 1820
Tournaments
12
36 games
Score
17.5/ 3648.6%
14W7D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 8-9
Swiss
Apr 20262/2#12827+30.6
2026 Ryde Eastwood Club Championship Rounds 5-7
Swiss
Apr 20261.5/3#111739-4.4
2026 Ryde Eastwood Club Championship Rounds 1-4
Swiss
Mar 20262/3#271874-15.4
2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 5-7
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/3#211600-16.4
2026 Norths 2026 Club Championship T1 Rounds 1-4
Swiss
Feb 20260/3#231151-21.6
Worst Elo result: 2025 Norths Winter Classic Major Rounds 5-9 (-27.4 Elo, finished #38).

Rankings

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Australia
#380
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,494
in continent
World
#70,090
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Australia
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3
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2,510
4
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2,496
5
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2,476
6
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2,423
7
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2,415
8
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2,401
9
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2,389
10
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2,380
...
380🇦🇺Ball, Christopher1,820
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
...
8494🇦🇺Ball, Christopher1,820
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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70090🇦🇺Ball, Christopher1,820