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Dive, Russell John

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FIDEFIDE 4300106· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1966

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Russell John Dive, a 60-year-old International Master, is rated 2116 and ranked 15th among NZL players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arthur Pomeroy Memorial 2026 A Rounds 1-4, 2026 New Zealand Chess Championships, and Wellington Chess Club Championships 2026 A Grade Round 6-7. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently. He took a 14-month break between Apr 2001 and Jul 2002. His peak of 2411 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001, #2 nationally at the time); he spent 47 months in top 3.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 35).

Current rating

2116

Standard

Rpd2212·Blz2061

All-time high

2411

295 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 35

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#15

#15 · NZL players · of 451
47 months in National top 3 (2001–2018)

Career timeline

18 entries
2022
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2258
Apr 2022
2019
500 career games
at age 53
Jan 2019
2018
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 2318
Apr 2018
47 months in national top 3
longest streak 21 months · since Jan 2001
Mar 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 51
Oct 2017
2014
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 2357
Apr 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-54
21702116
Tournaments
6
27 games
Score
13.5/ 2750.0%
12W3D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Round-Robin
May 20261.5/4#61970-8.1
Swiss
Jan 20264.5/8#232052-18.5
Round-Robin
Oct 20251/2#32058-2.6
Round-Robin
Oct 20251.5/3#62111-1.0
Round-Robin
Sep 20250/1#81172-7.4
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/8#61919-15.5
Worst Elo result: 2026 New Zealand Chess Championships (-18.5 Elo, finished #23).

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Rankings

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New Zealand
#15
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,969
in continent
World
#13,932
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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