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Simonds, Marcus
🇦🇺FIDE 3237575· Male· Australia· Born in 1957
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Marcus Simonds, a 69-year-old Australian player, is rated 1679. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Robert Pilgrim Open Rounds 1-4, 2025 Metro Respini Division B Rounds 7-11, and 2025 Metro Respini Division B Rounds 3-6 plus postponed. His peak of 1724 was reached at age 67 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1679
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1725
All-time high
1724
−45 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#117,510
#117,510 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1571 → 1724
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1724
at age 67 · −45 from today
Mar 2024
2023
30th Australian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1581
Jan 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 65
May 2022
39th Australian 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1566
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1677 → 1679
Tournaments
6
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
7W7D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 1815 | +7.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #2 | — | +19.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/3 | #11 | — | -23.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #9 | — | -7.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 1791 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #8 | 1571 | -8.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Metro Respini Division B Rounds 3-6 plus postponed (-23.0 Elo, finished #11).
Most-Played Opponents
vsStevica Milovanovic
🇦🇺AUS·1492
+9 −0 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsIhsan Ferozkohi
🇦🇺AUS·2133
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsKobe Wu
🇦🇺AUS·1639
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsWallace Sheridan
🇦🇺AUS·1510
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMike McGregor
🇦🇺AUS·1589
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#829
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,468
in continent
World
#117,505
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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