What is Spiller, Paul S's FIDE rating?

Spiller, Paul S's current standard FIDE rating is 1818.

What is Spiller, Paul S's rapid rating?

Spiller, Paul S's current FIDE rapid rating is 1926.

What is Spiller, Paul S's blitz rating?

Spiller, Paul S's current FIDE blitz rating is 1916.

What is Spiller, Paul S's world ranking?

Spiller, Paul S is currently ranked #70,703 in the world (standard rating).

What is Spiller, Paul S's ranking in New Zealand?

Spiller, Paul S is currently ranked #111 in New Zealand.

What is Spiller, Paul S's continental ranking?

Spiller, Paul S is currently ranked #8,572 in their continent.

What is Spiller, Paul S's ranking in the 65-70 category?

Spiller, Paul S is ranked #10 in New Zealand in the 65-70 age group.

What is Spiller, Paul S's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Spiller, Paul S's all-time peak standard rating is 2095.

When did Spiller, Paul S receive their first FIDE rating?

Spiller, Paul S first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

What is Spiller, Paul S's chess title?

Spiller, Paul S holds the FIDE title of CM.

Which federation does Spiller, Paul S represent?

Spiller, Paul S represents New Zealand (NZL).

How old is Spiller, Paul S?

Spiller, Paul S was born in 1957 and is 69 years old.

When did Spiller, Paul S reach their peak rating?

Spiller, Paul S reached their peak standard rating of 2095 in 2001, at age 44.

SP

Spiller, Paul S

CM🇳🇿

FIDE 4300718· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1957

Paul S Spiller, a 69-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1818. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open and DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2004), 17 months (2004–2005), 41 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2095 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2001); he also reached #31 nationally in Apr 2002.

Awarded CM in 2013 (age 56).

Current rating

1818

Standard

Rpd1926·Blz1916

All-time high

2095

−277 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 44

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#70,703

#70,703 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

20 entries

2024

Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)

1831 → 1885

Oct 2024

Inactive for 17 months

paused at 1885 → returned at 1834

Apr 2024

2023

5th 65-70 player nationally

at age 66 · rated 1846

Sep 2023

2019

Inactive for 41 months

paused at 1901 → returned at 1889

Mar 2019

2018

2nd 60-65 player nationally

at age 61 · rated 1948

Sep 2018

2013

CM title awardedCM

at age 56

Jun 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Soi-Hock Lee 1,889

DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 · Sep 2025 · +1.6 Elo

Evolution

-67

1885 → 1818

Tournaments

2

15 games

Score

8/ 1553.3%

5W6D4L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsShanaya Guha1,587·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R7·+4.2

2.[W]vsAli Amir Idris1,553·DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025·R3·+3.3

3.[W]vsJoshua De Saram1,503·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R6·+2.8

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsKian Hwa Lim1,633·DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025·R1·-15.2

2.[L]vsPrem Kumar Tharation1,735·DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025·R5·-12.8

3.[L]vsJoon Hoong Chay1,823·DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025·R4·-10.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open Open Swiss	Mar 2026	3.5/6	#74	1733	-15.6	▸
DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 Swiss	Sep 2025	4.5/7	#15	1806	-51.0	▸

Worst Elo result: DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (-51.0 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

/

New Zealand

#111

out of 649 players

Asia-Pacific

#8,572

in continent

World

#70,703

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

New Zealand

1	🇳🇿Xie, Felix	2,389
2	🇳🇿Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern	2,367
3	🇳🇿Middelburg, Tom	2,344
4	🇳🇿Renjith, Sravan	2,339
5	🇳🇿Gong, Daniel Hanwen	2,248
6	🇳🇿McKenzie, Peter D	2,237
7	🇳🇿Mao, Daqi	2,232
8	🇳🇿Freeman, Michael Roy	2,202
9	🇳🇿Ker, Anthony F	2,180
10	🇳🇿Croad, Nicolas	2,168
...
111	🇳🇿Spiller, Paul S	1,818

Asia-Pacific

1	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
2	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
3	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
4	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,751
5	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
6	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
7	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,733
8	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
9	🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem	2,731
10	🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2,729
...
8572	🇳🇿Spiller, Paul S	1,818

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
70703	🇳🇿Spiller, Paul S	1,818