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Lukey, Stephen G

FM🇳🇿

FIDEFIDE 4300386· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1968

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Stephen G Lukey, a 58-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2026. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearance: Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2025 Rounds 6-7. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011), 23 months (2012–2014) and 13 months (2018–2020). His peak of 2301 was reached at age 39 (Jul 2007); he also reached #6 nationally in May 2015 and spent 34 months in top 10.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 33).

Current rating

2026

Standard

Rpd2134·Blz2184

All-time high

2301

−275 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 39

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#23,744

#23,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279
34 months in National top 10 (2004–2016)

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
3rd 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2112
May 2024
2020
3rd 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 2168
Oct 2020
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2163 → returned at 2168
Nov 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Aug 2016
34 months in national top 10
longest streak 20 months · since Jan 2004
Jun 2016
2015
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 2258
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Arie Nijman Memorial 2026
perf 2539 (+513) · 5/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Edward RainsCM 2,012
Arie Nijman Memorial 2026 · May 2026 · +9.6 Elo
Evolution
-11
2037 → 2026
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
8W0D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Arie Nijman Memorial 2026
Swiss
May 20265/5#42539-0.8
Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2026 Rounds 1-5
Swiss
Apr 20263/5#21926-10.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsRobert W SmithFM
🇳🇿NZL·2095
+3 −6 =4
13 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsNicolas CroadFM
🇳🇿NZL·2180
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsEdward RainsCM
🇳🇿NZL·2028
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatthew David McNabb
🇳🇿NZL·2008
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMichael V R SteadmanFM
🇳🇿NZL·1982
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings

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New Zealand
#34
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,042
in continent
World
#23,744
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2,389
2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,333
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
🇳🇿Freeman, Michael RoyFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,202
9
🇳🇿Croad, NicolasFollow Nicolas CroadTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,180
10
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2,177
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34🇳🇿Lukey, Stephen G2,026
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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23744🇳🇿Lukey, Stephen G2,026