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Fuatai, Fuatai
🇳🇿FIDE 4301536· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1970
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Fuatai Fuatai, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1927. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026 and NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2013–2015), 59 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2087 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2008); he also reached #36 nationally in Nov 2011.
Current rating
1927
Standard
Rpd1926·Blz—
All-time high
2087
−160 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 38
Jan 2008 · age 38
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,676
#41,676 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
8th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1927
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1878 → returned at 1926
Feb 2023
2022
8th 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 1942
Apr 2022
2017
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1985 → returned at 1942
Feb 2017
2016
8th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2001
Nov 2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1915 → 1927
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
8W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7/11 | #5 | 1945 | +12.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #9 | 2067 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter Stuart
🇳🇿NZL
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Dec 2012
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vsRobert W SmithFM
🇳🇿NZL·2095
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJohn StarkCM
🇳🇿NZL·2027
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAntonio Krstev
🇳🇿NZL·1837
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2016
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vsHelen MilliganCM
🇳🇿NZL·1911
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Dec 2012
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#65
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,924
in continent
World
#41,675
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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