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Ball, Christopher
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3221350· Male· Australia· Born in 1991
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Christopher Ball, a 35-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1808. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 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 rapid (including 2026 Norths Allegro) and 2 blitz events (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
1808
Standard
Rpd1879·Blz1885
All-time high
1945
−137 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 24
Oct 2015 · age 24
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#73,816
#73,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
1854 → 1808
Tournaments
12
34 games
Score
15/ 3444.1%
12W6D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #25 | 917 | -12.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2827 | +30.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 1739 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #27 | 1874 | -15.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #21 | 1600 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #23 | 1151 | -21.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #8 | 1676 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #15 | 1936 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 1982 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #34 | 1838 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsClive NgFM
🇦🇺AUS·2014
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsNicholas Kordahi
🇦🇺AUS·1857
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsIan Welch
🇦🇺AUS·1839
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsPeter AbbottCM
🇦🇺AUS·1888
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDean Chen
🇦🇺AUS·1975
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#416
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,990
in continent
World
#73,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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