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Gold, Hamish R
🇳🇿FIDE 4301579· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1970
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Hamish R Gold, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1750. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Invercargill Open, 2026 New Zealand Major Open, 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 took a 13-month break between Jan 2010 and Mar 2011. His peak of 1871 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2006); he also reached #74 nationally in Nov 2014.
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd1690·Blz1784
All-time high
1871
−121 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 36
Jan 2006 · age 36
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,524
#92,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
13th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1767
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1572 → 1752
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 54
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Sep 2023
2022
15th 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 1660
Apr 2022
2020
11th 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1676
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
1726 → 1750
Tournaments
6
34 games
Score
19.5/ 3457.4%
16W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #32 | 2381 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | 2494 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #13 | 1781 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | — | +13.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1912 | +24.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #23 | 1897 | +7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsQuentin J.F. Johnson
🇳🇿NZL·1912
+0 −12 =0
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNigel Cooper
🇳🇿NZL·1625
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsEdward RainsCM
🇳🇿NZL·2028
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsL. Ross Jackson
🇳🇿NZL·1795
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsMatthew David McNabb
🇳🇿NZL·2008
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#161
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,810
in continent
World
#92,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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