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Hosking, Ian
🇦🇺FIDE 3224953· Male· Australia· Born in 1963
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Ian Hosking, a 63-year-old Australian player, is rated 1811. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Major, 2025 Canberra Club Championship Round 11, and 2025 Canberra Club Championship Rounds 6-10. Also played 1 rapid and 5 blitz events (including 2025 Canberra Club Winter Lightning) recently. He took a 89-month break between Nov 2016 and May 2024. His peak of 1876 was reached at age 61 (Dec 2024).
Current rating
1811
Standard
Rpd1752·Blz1746
All-time high
1876
−65 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 61
Dec 2024 · age 61
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#72,897
#72,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
13th Australian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1876
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1671 → 1876
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1876
at age 61 · −65 from today
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
2016
43rd Australian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1671
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1815 → 1811
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
16/ 2466.7%
15W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #55 | 1750 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | — | +3.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | — | +15.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #1 | — | -4.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #6 | — | -13.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | — | +1.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/1 | #10 | — | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJames Madoc
🇦🇺AUS·1502
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKenny De Veth
🇦🇺AUS·1643
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMasaki Horikawa
🇦🇺AUS·1915
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLee Forace
🇦🇺AUS·1640
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMatt Radisich
🇦🇺AUS·1730
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#414
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,861
in continent
World
#72,896
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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