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Dare, Richard J

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FIDEFIDE 4301722· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1990

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Richard J Dare, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1947 — just 15 short of his peak of 1962 (Jul 2025, age 35). He is currently in the 1900–1950 range. 20 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2025 Rounds 6-7. 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 43-month break between Nov 2019 and Jul 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached #35 nationally in Feb 2024.

Current rating

1947

Standard

Rpd1852·Blz1889

All-time high

1962

−15 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 35

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,254

#37,254 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
All-time peak 1962
at age 35 · −15 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #35
at age 34 · rated 1924
Feb 2024
2019
Inactive for 43 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1924
Nov 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Nov 2018
2016
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1831 → 1890
Sep 2016
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Edward RainsCM 2,032
Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2026 Rounds 1-5 · Apr 2026 · +2.4 Elo
Evolution
-15
1962 → 1947
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
5W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHugo Lawrence2,002·Arie Nijman Memorial 2026·R3·+11.6
2.[W]vsToby Shannon1,789·Arie Nijman Memorial 2026·R5·+5.7
3.[W]vsCory Broad1,607·Arie Nijman Memorial 2026·R4·+2.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Arie Nijman Memorial 2026
Swiss
May 20264/6#51907-3.8
Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2026 Rounds 1-5
Swiss
Apr 20262/3#52058-11.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsRobert W SmithFM
🇳🇿NZL·2095
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsHelmut MarkoCM
🇵🇬PNG·1915
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2021
View head-to-head →
vsPrashant Mistry
🇳🇿NZL·1836
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2019
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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New Zealand
#54
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,447
in continent
World
#37,253
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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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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World
1
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2
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2
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4
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6
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9
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