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KJ
Karabatsos, John
🇦🇺FIDE 3227642· Male· Australia· Born in 1968
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John Karabatsos, a 58-year-old Australian player, is rated 1643. He has slipped back 55 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 St George Club Championship Division 4 Rounds 4-6, 2026 St George Club Championship Division 4 Rounds 1-3, and 2025-26 St George Summer Open Rounds 5-7. His peak of 1765 was reached at age 56 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1643
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1765
−122 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 56
Mar 2024 · age 56
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#130,811
#130,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
100 career games
at age 57
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1587 → 1765
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1765
at age 56 · −122 from today
Mar 2024
32nd Australian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1609
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 55
Apr 2023
2022
19th Australian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1602
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-55
1698 → 1643
Tournaments
10
32 games
Score
14.5/ 3245.3%
11W7D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 0.5/2 | #9 | 1512 | -5.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1659 | +0.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #4 | 1640 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #15 | — | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/8 | #91 | 1670 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #23 | — | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | — | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | — | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #30 | — | -23.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #14 | — | -14.2 |
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Australia
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Asia-Pacific
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World
#130,805
out of 400,000+
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