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Beardmore, Steve
🇦🇺FIDE 3263061· Male· Australia· Born in 1956
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Steve Beardmore, a 70-year-old Australian player, is rated 1498 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Mar 2024 and Sep 2025. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Gold Coast Club Challenger Rounds 4-7, 2026 Gold Coast Club Challenger Rounds 1-3, and 2025 Gold Coast Club Championship Rounds 6-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Arianne Caoili Memorial Rapid) recently.
Current rating
1498
Standard
Rpd1635·Blz—
All-time high
1498
at best
May 2026 · age 70
May 2026 · age 70
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#185,466
#185,466 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1498
at age 70
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+336 Elo)
1159 → 1495
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 68
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 68
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1495 → returned at 1477
Mar 2024
2023
69th Australian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1209
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1495 → 1498
Tournaments
4
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
3W5D3L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #10 | — | +2.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/1 | #14 | — | +10.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1646 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #15 | 1639 | -18.0 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,538
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#37,612
in continent
World
#185,403
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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