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King, Mathew J

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FIDEFIDE 4300688· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1979

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Mathew J King, a 47-year-old player, is rated 1943. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 13 months (2009–2010), 32 months (2012–2015) and 121 months (2015–2025). Recent appearance: South Island Chess Championship 2025. His peak of 1976 was reached at age 28 (Jan 2007); he also reached #50 nationally in Oct 2015.

Current rating

1943

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1976

−33 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 28

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#38,106

#38,106 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
5th 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1943
Jun 2026
2015
Peak national rank: #50
at age 36 · rated 1949
Oct 2015
Inactive for 121 months
paused at 1949 → returned at 1943
Aug 2015
2012
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1976 → returned at 1949
Nov 2012
2009
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1959
Jul 2009
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1934 → 1965
Apr 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
South Island Chess Championship 2025
perf 2042 (+99) · 4.5/6 · #27
Top opponent
vs Terence Duffield 1,800
South Island Chess Championship 2025 · Sep 2025 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
-26
1969 → 1943
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
South Island Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/6#272042-25.6
Worst Elo result: South Island Chess Championship 2025 (-25.6 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#57
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,533
in continent
World
#38,105
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2
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3
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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
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2,202
9
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2,180
10
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2,177
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57🇳🇿King, Mathew J1,943
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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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
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2,732
10
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2,731
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
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9
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38105🇳🇿King, Mathew J1,943