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Barker, Geoff
🇦🇺FIDE 3242188· Male· Australia· Born in 1955
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Geoff Barker, a 71-year-old Australian player, is rated 1892. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 St George Club Championship Division 1 Rounds 4-7, 2026 St George Club Championship Division 1 Rounds 1-3, and 2026 Australian Reserves. He had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2026 was reached at age 64 (May 2019); he also reached Australian #94 in Sep 2020.
Current rating
1892
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2026
−134 pts below
May 2019 · age 64
May 2019 · age 64
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50,089
#50,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
4th Australian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1946
Jan 2026
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1965
Jul 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Jul 2022
2021
5th Australian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1975
Dec 2021
2020
Peak Australian rank: #94
at age 65 · rated 1975
Sep 2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1975 → returned at 1935
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-64
1956 → 1892
Tournaments
8
36 games
Score
18.5/ 3651.4%
11W15D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 0.5/3 | #6 | 1712 | -14.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #4 | 1817 | -9.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #5 | 1712 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/11 | #24 | 1886 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | — | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | — | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #5 | — | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #19 | 1804 | -21.6 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#265
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,897
in continent
World
#50,088
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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