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Powell, Darren
🇦🇺FIDE 3237940· Male· Australia· Born in 1966
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Darren Powell, a 60-year-old Australian player, is rated 1509. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈13/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 1 rapid event recently. His peak of 1643 was reached at age 58 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1509
Standard
Rpd1542·Blz—
All-time high
1643
−134 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 58
Mar 2024 · age 58
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#182,282
#182,282 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1413 → 1643
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 58
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1643
at age 58 · −134 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1400
at age 56
Sep 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
1558 → 1509
Tournaments
8
21 games
Score
7.5/ 2135.7%
7W1D13L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #48 | — | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #59 | — | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #54 | — | -11.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #3 | 2378 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2416 | -7.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/1 | #9 | — | +8.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/2 | #12 | — | -17.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #4 | — | -10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeoffrey Owen
🇦🇺AUS·1530
+5 −6 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMike Rennie
🇦🇺AUS
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsBruce Lanham
🇦🇺AUS·1551
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid M Frankland
🇦🇺AUS·1451
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsThomas Browning
🇦🇺AUS·1683
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Australia
#1,522
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,019
in continent
World
#182,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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