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Brand, Drew
🇦🇺FIDE 3271986· Male· Australia· Born in 1985
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Drew Brand, a 41-year-old Australian player, is rated 1858 — just 16 short of his peak of 1874 (Sep 2025, age 40). He is on a breakout run, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Perth Chess League Round 1, 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 3-6, and 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 1-2. Also played 3 rapid events recently.
Current rating
1858
Standard
Rpd1910·Blz1669
All-time high
1874
−16 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 40
Sep 2025 · age 40
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,176
#59,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
19th Australian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1868
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Dec 2025
20th Australian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1874
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1777 → 1874
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1874
at age 40 · −16 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 40
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
1816 → 1858
Tournaments
11
28 games
Score
17.5/ 2862.5%
15W6D7L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #34 | — | -10.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2390 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #7 | — | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #15 | — | +7.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2084 | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #3 | 1707 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #11 | — | -7.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #13 | — | -14.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | — | +22.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | — | +35.2 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#326
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,041
in continent
World
#59,175
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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