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McNabb, Matthew David

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FIDEFIDE 4300823· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1979

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Matthew David Mcnabb, a 47-year-old player, is rated 2008. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 New Zealand Chess Championships, South Island Chess Championship 2025, and Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2025 Rounds 6-7. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2007–2009), 60 months (2010–2015) and 26 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2114 was reached at age 26 (Apr 2005); he also reached #16 nationally in Feb 2024.

Current rating

2008

Standard

Rpd1949·Blz1975

All-time high

2114

106 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 26

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#26,276

#26,276 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2060
May 2025
2024
3rd 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 2060
Nov 2024
Peak national rank: #16
at age 45 · rated 2040
Feb 2024
2018
100 career games
at age 39
Nov 2018
2016
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2068 → returned at 2030
Aug 2016
2010
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 2069 → returned at 2058
Jan 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robert W SmithFM 2,136
2026 New Zealand Chess Championships · Jan 2026 · +3.5 Elo
Evolution
-36
20442008
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
6W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
Jan 20264/9#211907-32.0
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/6#172063-4.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 New Zealand Chess Championships (-32.0 Elo, finished #21).

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Rankings

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New Zealand
#39
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,299
in continent
World
#26,276
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2,389
2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,333
5
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2,248
6
🇳🇿McKenzie, Peter DFollow Peter D McKenzieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,237
7
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2,232
8
🇳🇿Freeman, Michael RoyFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,202
9
🇳🇿Croad, NicolasFollow Nicolas CroadTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,180
10
🇳🇿Ker, Anthony FFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,177
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39🇳🇿McNabb, Matthew David2,008
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
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3299🇳🇿McNabb, Matthew David2,008
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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26276🇳🇿McNabb, Matthew David2,008