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Boswarva, Ernest
🇦🇺FIDE 3237893· Male· Australia· Born in 1953
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Ernest Boswarva, a 73-year-old Australian player, is rated 1607. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 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 E Rounds 3-5. Also played 2 rapid events recently. His peak of 1701 was reached at age 71 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1607
Standard
Rpd1660·Blz1637
All-time high
1701
−94 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71
Mar 2024 · age 71
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,279
#144,279 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1529 → 1701
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1701
at age 71 · −94 from today
Mar 2024
21st Australian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1513
Feb 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Oct 2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-63
1670 → 1607
Tournaments
9
19 games
Score
6/ 1931.6%
6W0D13L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #45 | — | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #58 | — | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #49 | — | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #5 | 813 | -10.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #3 | 1675 | +1.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #7 | — | -14.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #23 | — | -32.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | — | +18.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #4 | — | -9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsManfred Young
🇦🇺AUS·1477
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSebastian Gough
🇦🇺AUS·1578
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMike Rennie
🇦🇺AUS
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJustin Massam
🇦🇺AUS·1686
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsGeoffrey Owen
🇦🇺AUS·1530
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
/
Australia
#1,129
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#23,111
in continent
World
#144,268
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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