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Hope, Simon
🇦🇺INACTIVE · since March 2025FIDE 3258181· Male· Australia· Born in 1974
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Simon Hope, a 52-year-old Australian player. He has not played a rated game since March 2025. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South Australian Candidates Round 9, 2026 South Australian Candidates Rounds 5-8, and 2026 South Australian Candidates Rounds 1-4. Also played 1 rapid event recently. His peak of 1487 was reached at age 50 (May 2024).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd—·Blz1404
All-time high
1487
−1487 pts below
May 2024 · age 50
May 2024 · age 50
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
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Career timeline
8 entries2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1418 → still inactive
Mar 2025
59th Australian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1444
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+434 Elo)
1010 → 1444
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 50
May 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 50
May 2024
All-time peak 1487
at age 50 · −69 from today
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
27 games
Score
8.5/ 2731.5%
7W5D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 1514 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #20 | 713 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | 823 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #22 | 1429 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 768 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #30 | 681 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #23 | 1456 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #29 | 866 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 8 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Australia
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out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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