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BJ
Brooke, John
🇦🇺FIDE 3228118· Male· Australia· Born in 1938
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John Brooke, a 88-year-old Australian player, is rated 1549. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 3-6, 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 1-2, and 2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group G Rounds 3-6. Also played 1 rapid event recently. His peak of 1680 was reached at age 86 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1549
Standard
Rpd1540·Blz1612
All-time high
1680
−131 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 86
Mar 2024 · age 86
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,689
#166,689 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
100 career games
at age 87
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1471 → 1680
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 86
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 86
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1680
at age 86 · −131 from today
Mar 2024
2022
15th Australian 80+ player
at age 84 · rated 1481
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1573 → 1549
Tournaments
9
22 games
Score
10.5/ 2247.7%
10W1D11L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #37 | — | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | #51 | — | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #39 | — | -12.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/1 | #8 | 2339 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #10 | 669 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | — | +11.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/2 | #5 | — | +23.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #5 | — | +1.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #5 | — | -17.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeoffrey Owen
🇦🇺AUS·1530
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsVictor Markou
🇦🇺AUS
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDavid M Frankland
🇦🇺AUS·1451
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLindsay Bordas
🇦🇺AUS·1544
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsDarren Powell
🇦🇺AUS·1509
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#1,367
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,167
in continent
World
#166,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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