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Kirk, Ian

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FIDEFIDE 3247953· Male· Australia· Born in 1956

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Ian Kirk, a 70-year-old Australian player, is rated 1596. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 MCC Bob Brooking Swiss Rounds 2-4, 2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Rounds 6-9, and 2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Rounds 2-5. His peak of 1632 was reached at age 68 (May 2024).

Current rating

1596

Standard

Rpd1599·Blz—

All-time high

1632

−36 pts below
May 2024 · age 68

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#148,530

#148,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 69
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+234 Elo)
1380 → 1614
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1632
at age 68 · −36 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Neev Jyothi Nikhil 1,581
2025 Hobsons Bay Cup Juniors Rounds 4-6 · Jul 2025 · +9.3 Elo
Evolution
-4
1600 → 1596
Tournaments
7
23 games
Score
10.5/ 2345.7%
10W2D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 MCC Bob Brooking Swiss Rounds 2-4
Swiss
Nov 20251.5/2#51713+5.0
2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Rounds 6-9
Open Swiss
Sep 20252/4#141610+5.2
2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Rounds 2-5
Open Swiss
Sep 20252/3#281657-10.6
2025 MCC Classic - Swiss Round 1
Open Swiss
Aug 20250/1#311086-3.2
2025 MCC Edwin Malitis Memorial - Minor Rounds 5-7
Swiss
Aug 20251/2#131527-4.2
2025 MCC Edwin Malitis Memorial - Minor Rounds 1-4
Swiss
Jul 20252/3#101723-9.8
2025 Hobsons Bay Cup Juniors Rounds 4-6
Swiss
Jul 20252/2#52307+14.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsMax Clerk
🇦🇺AUS·1435
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsSteven Hogan
🇦🇺AUS·1632
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJames Picone
🇦🇺AUS·1609
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings

/
Australia
#1,185
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,385
in continent
World
#148,517
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Asia-Pacific
1
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