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Owen, Geoffrey
🇦🇺FIDE 3230570· Male· Australia· Born in 1953
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Geoffrey Owen, a 73-year-old Australian player, is rated 1530. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 14 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/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 2 rapid events recently. He took a 22-month break between Oct 2021 and Sep 2023. His peak of 1598 was reached at age 71 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1530
Standard
Rpd1487·Blz1530
All-time high
1598
−68 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 71
Apr 2024 · age 71
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#174,010
#174,010 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
34th Australian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1598
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+332 Elo)
1266 → 1598
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1598
at age 71 · −68 from today
Apr 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 71
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 71
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1537 → 1530
Tournaments
9
19 games
Score
7.5/ 1939.5%
7W1D11L
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 | 0.5/3 | #40 | — | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #4 | — | +28.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #42 | — | -2.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2416 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2374 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | — | +7.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/3 | #20 | — | -21.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #7 | — | +3.0 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #5 | — | -7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVictor Markou
🇦🇺AUS
+7 −4 =0
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDarren Powell
🇦🇺AUS·1509
+6 −5 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJohn Brooke
🇦🇺AUS·1549
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsBruce Lanham
🇦🇺AUS·1551
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSebastian Gough
🇦🇺AUS·1578
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#1,445
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#32,898
in continent
World
#173,975
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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