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McNabb, Matthew David
🇳🇿FIDE 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
Apr 2005 · age 26
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,276
#26,276 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
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
Evolution
-36
2044 → 2008
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
6W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #21 | 1907 | -32.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #17 | 2063 | -4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStephen G LukeyFM
🇳🇿NZL·2026
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsEdward RainsCM
🇳🇿NZL·2028
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsNick Cummings
🇳🇿NZL·1863
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsQuentin J.F. Johnson
🇳🇿NZL·1912
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHamish R Gold
🇳🇿NZL·1750
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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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
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