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Hemsley, Steven E

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FIDEFIDE 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 7 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

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#132,518

#132,518 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 NSW Open U1600
perf 2455 (+763) · 6/6 · #3
Top opponent
vs Basem Kabar 1,807
2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major · Jan 2026 · +14.7 Elo
Best comeback
2025 NSW Open U1600
finished #3 (seeded #12 of 100)
Evolution
-15
1652 → 1637
Tournaments
8
54 games
Score
30/ 5455.6%
29W2D23L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Sydney International Open - Contenders
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/8#171739+1.4
2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/4#371923+4.0
2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Major
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#361875+21.4
2026 University of Sydney Chess Club Minor
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/6#201690-10.2
2025 Gosford Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/3#372443-13.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 NSWCA October Weekender (-49.0 Elo, finished #95).

Rankings

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Australia
#992
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,016
in continent
World
#132,511
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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