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Smith, Declan
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3267229· Male· Australia· Born in 2005
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Declan Smith, a 21-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2003. He has fluctuated between 1850 and 2089 over the past 2 years. 136 rated games in the past year (≈110/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MCC City of Melbourne Open Round 1, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier, and 2026 Melbourne Chess Club Championship Rounds 8-9. His peak of 2089 was reached at age 20 (Dec 2025, Australian #73 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #4 and #20 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2003
Standard
Rpd1770·Blz1765
All-time high
2089
−86 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 20
Dec 2025 · age 20
Activity
107
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
128 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#27,023
#27,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak Australian rank: #73
at age 21 · rated 2088
Jan 2026
2025
4th Australian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2089
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2089
at age 20 · −86 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Oct 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 20
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+342 Elo)
1620 → 1962
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1996 → 2003
Tournaments
29
125 games
Score
82/ 12565.6%
79W17D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #6 | 1979 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2070 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2469 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/6 | #60 | 1329 | -51.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #42 | 1927 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #36 | 2028 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | — | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 2043 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | — | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | 2000 | -2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatrick Cook
🇦🇺AUS·1642
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSam Song
🇦🇺AUS·1762
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPaja Marko
🇦🇺AUS·1678
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKai Jie SooFM
🇦🇺AUS·2289
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLeo KalinaCM
🇦🇺AUS·2088
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Australia
#133
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,375
in continent
World
#27,023
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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