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Spiller, Paul S
CM🇳🇿FIDE 4300718· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1957
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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
Jan 2001 · age 44
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#70,754
#70,754 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-67
1885 → 1818
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
5W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #74 | 1733 | -15.6 |
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).
Most-Played Opponents
vsHilton Bennett
🇳🇿NZL
+0 −0 =9
9 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsKian Hwa Lim
🇲🇾MAS·1586
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRobert W SmithFM
🇳🇿NZL·2095
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsRobert GibbonsFM
🇳🇿NZL·1867
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#111
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,582
in continent
World
#70,753
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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