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Dolejs, Dan

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FIDEFIDE 4301692· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1954

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Dan Dolejs, a 72-year-old player, is rated 1710. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 17 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026 and South Island Chess Championship 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2009–2011), 29 months (2021–2023) and 14 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1995 was reached at age 53 (Oct 2007); he also reached #71 nationally in Jul 2011.

Current rating

1710

Standard

Rpd1870·Blz—

All-time high

1995

−285 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 53

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#106,298

#106,298 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
6th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1716
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1643 → 1761
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1602 → returned at 1716
Nov 2023
2021
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1643 → returned at 1602
May 2021
2020
6th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1663
Oct 2020
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026
perf 1835 (+96) · 5/11 · #8
Top opponent
vs Lester Van MeterFM 1,918
Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026 · Jan 2026 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-6
1716 → 1710
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
8.5/ 2435.4%
7W3D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20260/5#2431113-28.6
Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026
Round-Robin
Jan 20265/11#81835+30.0
South Island Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/4#412097-6.6
Worst Elo result: FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 (-28.6 Elo, finished #243).

Most-Played Opponents

vsFuatai Fuatai
🇳🇿NZL·1927
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNigel Cooper
🇳🇿NZL·1625
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJack JamesCM
🇳🇿NZL·2050
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsSimon Lyall
🇳🇿NZL·1819
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2013
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vsRobert Mitchell
🇳🇿NZL·1712
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2011
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Rankings

/
New Zealand
#194
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,243
in continent
World
#106,295
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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5
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2,739
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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7
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8
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2,761
9
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9
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106295🇳🇿Dolejs, Dan1,710