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Armstrong, Gary
🇦🇺FIDE 3229599· Male· Australia· Born in 1954
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Gary Armstrong, a 72-year-old Australian player, is rated 1692. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 8 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 4-7, 2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 1-3, and 2025 Norths Seniors Rounds 5-9. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Norths Allegro) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 Norths AGM Blitz) recently. His peak of 1792 was reached at age 62 (Aug 2016).
Current rating
1692
Standard
Rpd1747·Blz1701
All-time high
1792
−100 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 62
Aug 2016 · age 62
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#112,896
#112,896 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
15th Australian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1736
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1562 → 1736
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
2022
21st Australian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1696
Apr 2022
100 career games
at age 68
Apr 2022
2017
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1708 → 1692
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
2W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #49 | 996 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #32 | 1667 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #15 | 1745 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBruce D MurrayCM
🇦🇺AUS·1901
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsStephen J Garner
🇦🇺AUS·1752
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDavid Stern
🇦🇺AUS·1622
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsVincenzo Chiara
🇦🇺AUS·1592
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsRobert A Watson
🇦🇺AUS·1754
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#773
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,535
in continent
World
#112,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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