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Johnson, Quentin J.F.
🇳🇿FIDE 4301480· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1970
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Quentin J.F. Johnson, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1912. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Invercargill Open, 2026 New Zealand Chess Championships, and Richard Sutton Trophy 2025 Round 6. 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: 19 months (2009–2011), 19 months (2018–2020) and 17 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2171 was reached at age 36 (Apr 2006); he also reached #19 nationally in Sep 2011.
Current rating
1912
Standard
Rpd1932·Blz1913
All-time high
2171
−259 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 36
Apr 2006 · age 36
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,166
#45,166 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
7th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1959
Jan 2026
2022
7th 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 1981
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1981 → returned at 1957
May 2021
2020
5th 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1990
Oct 2020
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1978 → returned at 1990
May 2018
2014
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 2102
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1942 → 1912
Tournaments
6
33 games
Score
20.5/ 3362.1%
18W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #12 | 2061 | +10.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/2 | #4 | 2476 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/8 | #27 | 1649 | -65.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1898 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2008 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #7 | 1989 | +11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHamish R Gold
🇳🇿NZL·1750
+12 −0 =0
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsStephen G LukeyFM
🇳🇿NZL·2026
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsLeighton NichollsCM
🇳🇿NZL·1851
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsL. Ross Jackson
🇳🇿NZL·1795
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2020
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vsDaniel Bell
🇳🇿NZL·1558
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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New Zealand
#74
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,342
in continent
World
#45,165
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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