What is Hair, Philip I's FIDE rating?

Hair, Philip I's current standard FIDE rating is 1821.

What is Hair, Philip I's rapid rating?

Hair, Philip I's current FIDE rapid rating is 1909.

What is Hair, Philip I's world ranking?

Hair, Philip I is currently ranked #69,866 in the world (standard rating).

What is Hair, Philip I's ranking in New Zealand?

Hair, Philip I is currently ranked #110 in New Zealand.

What is Hair, Philip I's continental ranking?

Hair, Philip I is currently ranked #8,455 in their continent.

What is Hair, Philip I's ranking in the 70-75 category?

Hair, Philip I is ranked #4 in New Zealand in the 70-75 age group.

What is Hair, Philip I's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Hair, Philip I's all-time peak standard rating is 2048.

When did Hair, Philip I receive their first FIDE rating?

Hair, Philip I first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2004.

Which federation does Hair, Philip I represent?

Hair, Philip I represents New Zealand (NZL).

How old is Hair, Philip I?

Hair, Philip I was born in 1954 and is 72 years old.

When did Hair, Philip I reach their peak rating?

Hair, Philip I reached their peak standard rating of 2048 in 2004, at age 50.

Format

Hair, Philip I

🇳🇿

FIDE 4300769· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1954

Philip I Hair, a 72-year-old player, is rated 1821. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearance: Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 37 months (2021–2025). His peak of 2048 was reached at age 50 (Jan 2004, #46 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1821

Standard

Rpd1909·Blz—

All-time high

2048

−227 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 50

Activity

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#69,867

#69,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries

2025

3rd 70-75 player nationally

at age 71 · rated 1864

Nov 2025

Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)

1772 → 1864

Feb 2025

2024

Re-crossed 1800

at age 70

Mar 2024

2021

Inactive for 37 months

paused at 1772 → returned at 1864

Dec 2021

2020

4th 65-70 player nationally

at age 66 · rated 1823

Aug 2020

2015

2nd 60-65 player nationally

at age 61 · rated 1943

Jun 2015

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Antony L Carpinter 2,083

Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026 · Jan 2026 · +6.4 Elo

Evolution

-43

1864 → 1821

Tournaments

11 games

Score

3.5/ 1131.8%

1W5D5L

Top 3 wins

1.[D]vsAntony L Carpinter2,083·Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026·R3·+6.4

2.[W]vsNigel Cooper1,639·Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026·R1·+5.2

3.[D]vsR.A. Tony DowdenCM1,961·Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026·R4·+3.8

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsGrant Kerr1,705·Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026·R7·-13.2

2.[L]vsDan Dolejs1,709·Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026·R2·-13.1

3.[L]vsRobert GibbonsFM1,812·Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026·R11·-10.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026 Round-Robin	Jan 2026	3.5/11	#10	1721	-43.0	▸

Worst Elo result: Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026 (-43.0 Elo, finished #10).

Most-Played Opponents

vsCaleb Wright

🇳🇿NZL·1777

+1 −2 =4

7 games·last met Jun 2021

6 games·last met Jul 2021

6 games·last met Jun 2018

5 games·last met Jan 2026

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Rankings

New Zealand

#110

out of 648 players

Asia-Pacific

#8,455

in continent

World

#69,866

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	2,333
5	🇳🇿Gong, Daniel Hanwen	2,248
6	🇳🇿McKenzie, Peter D	2,237
7	🇳🇿Mao, Daqi	2,232
8	🇳🇿Freeman, Michael Roy	2,202
9	🇳🇿Croad, Nicolas	2,180
10	🇳🇿Ker, Anthony F	2,177
...
110	🇳🇿Hair, Philip I	1,821

Asia-Pacific

1	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
1	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
3	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
4	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
5	🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan	2,739
6	🇨🇳Ding, Liren	2,738
7	🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R	2,735
8	🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2,733
9	🇮🇳Gukesh D	2,732
10	🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem	2,731
...
8455	🇳🇿Hair, Philip I	1,821

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
69866	🇳🇿Hair, Philip I	1,821