Format
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Walker, Colin
🇦🇺FIDE 3230589· Male· Australia· Born in 1948
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Colin Walker, a 78-year-old Australian player, is rated 1631 — just 9 short of his peak of 1640 (Nov 2025, age 77). He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group F Rounds 3-5 plus postponed, 2025 John Brooke Cup Round 7, and 2025 John Brooke Cup Rounds 3-6. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2017–2018) and 20 months (2022–2024).
Current rating
1631
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1640
−9 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 77
Nov 2025 · age 77
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#134,786
#134,786 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
17th Australian 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1640
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1640
at age 77 · −9 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 77
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+290 Elo)
1325 → 1615
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 76
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
1606 → 1631
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
7W1D8L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #6 | 1460 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | — | +12.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #1 | — | +24.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/1 | #3 | — | +7.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #4 | — | -11.8 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,020
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,579
in continent
World
#134,778
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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