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Wright, Caleb
🇳🇿FIDE 4301099· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1978
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Caleb Wright, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1777. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 8 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Merv Morrison Memorial 2025 and 2025 Peter Stuart Memorial Open. Also played 3 rapid events (including 14th Hawkes Bay Rapid A Grade) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2013–2015) and 23 months (2021–2023). His peak of 1991 was reached at age 27 (Apr 2005); he also reached #53 nationally in Jul 2014.
Current rating
1777
Standard
Rpd1743·Blz—
All-time high
1991
−214 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 27
Apr 2005 · age 27
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#83,591
#83,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
4th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1895
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1850 → 1895
Mar 2024
2022
5th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1850
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1850 → returned at 1860
Jul 2021
2014
Peak national rank: #53
at age 36 · rated 1942
Jul 2014
2013
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1942 → returned at 1917
Aug 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1800 → 1777
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
4W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 1627 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/6 | #24 | 1816 | -4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert W SmithFM
🇳🇿NZL·2095
+0 −9 =3
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMichael V R SteadmanFM
🇳🇿NZL·1982
+2 −10 =0
12 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsBenjamin U LimCM
🇳🇿NZL·1903
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsJohn DuneasFM
🇳🇿NZL·1985
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2021
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vsAlphaeus Wei Ern AngFM
🇳🇿NZL·2367
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#137
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,371
in continent
World
#83,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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