Format
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Lukey, Stephen G
FM🇳🇿FIDE 4300386· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1968
Stephen G Lukey, a 58-year-old player. currently rated 2037 in Standard, career peak of 2301 (Jul 2007). He had 4 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011), 23 months (2012–2014), 13 months (2018–2020), 16 months (2020–2021).
Current rating
2037
Standard
Rpd2134·Blz2184
All-time high
2301
−264 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 39
Jul 2007 · age 39
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34
in New Zealand · of 425
34 months in National top 10 (2004–2016)
34 months in National top 10 (2004–2016)
Career timeline
14 entries2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2168 → returned at 2162
Jan 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
Peak national rank: #6
at age 47 · rated 2258
May 2015
2012
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2236 → returned at 2258
Nov 2012
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-30
2067 → 2037
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#34
out of 622 players
Asia-Pacific
#132
in continent
World
#22,297
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
New Zealand
Asia-Pacific
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-18Scrape games
9 Standard games (last 12 months)
2025-07STDCanterbury Chess Club Championships 2025 Rounds 6-7Elo 2037
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirkell, ZacharyNZL | 1667 | 0 | -18.2 | ♔ |
2025-06STDArie Nijman Memorial 2025Elo 2055
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cNing, Isabelle YixuanNZL | 1881 | 0 | -14.8 | ♔ |
| Gold, Hamish RNZL | 1759 | 1 | +2.8 | ♚ |
| Ashton, MatthewNZL | 1860 | 1 | +4.6 | ♔ |
| cWang, Justin ZhideNZL | 2008 | 0 | -11.6 | ♚ |
2025-06STDCanterbury Chess Club Championships 2025 Rounds 1-5Elo 2055
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNabb, Matthew DNZL | 2060 | 1 | +9.8 | ♚ |
| Dare, Richard JNZL | 1936 | ½ | -3.6 | ♚ |
| Muthukumaran, SriramNZL | — | 1 | +1.6 | ♔ |
| cRains, EdwardNZL | 2042 | ½ | -0.6 | ♚ |