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Gough, Sebastian
🇦🇺FIDE 3252078· Male· Australia· Born in 2009
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Sebastian Gough, a 17-year-old Australian player, is rated 1578. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Perth Chess League Round 2, 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 3-6, and 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 1-2. Also played 4 rapid (including 2026 WA Allegro Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Perth International Open Blitz) recently. His peak of 1671 was reached at age 16 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #61, #84 and #54 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1578
Standard
Rpd1476·Blz1498
All-time high
1671
−93 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 16
Dec 2025 · age 16
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#155,456
#155,456 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
61st Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1671
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1671
at age 16 · −93 from today
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+129 Elo
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
Jun 2025
84th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1664
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
1542 → 1578
Tournaments
9
22 games
Score
10.5/ 2247.7%
10W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #25 | 934 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #56 | — | -42.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #45 | — | -39.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2340 | +46.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2338 | +31.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #9 | — | -22.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #8 | — | +25.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/1 | #9 | — | +15.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | — | +33.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeoffrey Owen
🇦🇺AUS·1530
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGrant Porteus
🇦🇺AUS·1617
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHui Huang
🇦🇺AUS·1758
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBruce Lanham
🇦🇺AUS·1551
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsErnest Boswarva
🇦🇺AUS·1607
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#1,250
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,485
in continent
World
#155,440
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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