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Hemsley, Steven E
🇦🇺FIDE 3240886· Male· Australia· Born in 1956
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Steven E Hemsley, a 70-year-old Australian player, is rated 1637. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 8 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Contenders, 2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender, and 2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 City of Sydney Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 30-month break between Jul 2021 and Feb 2024. His peak of 1779 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1637
Standard
Rpd1653·Blz1720
All-time high
1779
−142 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#133,061
#133,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1652 → 1779
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1779
at age 68 · −142 from today
Mar 2024
2022
24th Australian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1652
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1652 → returned at 1632
Jul 2021
2020
23rd Australian 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1692
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-55
1692 → 1637
Tournaments
7
54 games
Score
24/ 5444.4%
27W4D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #17 | 1739 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #37 | 1923 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #36 | 1875 | +21.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #20 | 1690 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #37 | 2443 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/6 | #95 | 1354 | -49.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #58 | 1639 | -9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVihaan Anup Kumar
🇦🇺AUS·2077
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJack RodgersFM
🇦🇺AUS·2187
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2021
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vsAshley Rambukwella
🇦🇺AUS·1821
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAnup Kumar Siva Sankaran
🇦🇺AUS·1860
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsJoshua Brown
🇦🇺AUS·1884
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2021
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Rankings
/
Australia
#1,003
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,123
in continent
World
#133,054
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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