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Hamilton, Don

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FIDEFIDE 3222705· Male· Australia· Born in 1959

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Don Hamilton, a 67-year-old Australian player, is rated 1663. He is on a steady climb with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor and Brugse Meesters 2025 U1800. Also played 1 rapid event (including XXIV Open Internacional Escacs Ciutat Olot) recently. His peak of 1764 was reached at age 57 (Jul 2016).

Current rating

1663

Standard

Rpd1669·Blz—

All-time high

1764

−101 pts below
Jul 2016 · age 57

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#123,324

#123,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
45th Australian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1645
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1400 → 1646
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 63
May 2022
2020
25th Australian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1654
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Churchie International 7
perf 1781 (+118) · 4/6 · #48
Top opponent
vs Sil Van de Pasch 1,775
Brugse Meesters 2025 U1800 · Aug 2025 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
+46
1617 → 1663
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
16/ 2759.3%
14W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJeroen Vanherck1,760·Brugse Meesters 2025 U1800·R2·+13.2
2.[W]vsHans Temmerman1,749·Brugse Meesters 2025 U1800·R8·+12.9
3.[W]vsJustys Van Der Beek1,740·Brugse Meesters 2025 U1800·R6·+12.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLucas Parker1,654·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor·R7·-9.8
2.[L]vsMark C Stokes1,675·Brugse Meesters 2025 U1800·R5·-9.1
3.[L]vsOlaoluwa Fasakin1,682·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor·R4·-9.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Wendy Terry Memorial
Open Swiss
May 20263/4#181815+14.0
2026 Churchie International 7
Open Swiss
May 20264/6#481781+2.2
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/7#361649+1.6
Brugse Meesters 2025 U1800
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#221763+28.0
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Australia
#891
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,788
in continent
World
#123,318
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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