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Tanoi, Toleafoa Edward
🇳🇿FIDE 4302087· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1968
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Toleafoa Edward Tanoi, a 58-year-old player, is rated 1835. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arthur Pomeroy Memorial 2026 B Rounds 1-4, Wellington Chess Open 2026, and Wellington Chess Club Championships 2026 B Grade Rounds 7-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including North Island Rapid Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2012–2013), 27 months (2013–2015) and 41 months (2015–2019). His peak of 2031 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2011, #37 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1835
Standard
Rpd1849·Blz1853
All-time high
2031
−196 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 43
Jul 2011 · age 43
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,713
#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
6th 55-60 player nationally
at age 57 · rated 1889
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1778 → 1884
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
2022
10th 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 1862
Apr 2022
2016
10th 45-50 player nationally
at age 48 · rated 1967
Oct 2016
2015
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1967 → returned at 1938
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1884 → 1835
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
11.5/ 2252.3%
11W3D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLeighton NichollsCM1,869·Wellington Chess Club Championships 2026 B Grade Rounds 2-5·R1·+10.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKarthik Sethuramalingam1,775·Wellington Chess Club Championships 2026 B Grade Rounds 2-5·R3·-12.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 0.5/2 | #8 | 1563 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #27 | 1944 | -7.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #7 | 1859 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/3 | #16 | 2613 | +4.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #3 | 1775 | -11.2 |
Worst Elo result: Wellington Chess Club Championships 2026 B Grade Rounds 7-9 (-20.6 Elo, finished #7).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRichard TaylorCM
🇳🇿NZL·1856
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Jul 2011
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vsMichael V R SteadmanFM
🇳🇿NZL·1982
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsL. Ross Jackson
🇳🇿NZL·1795
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCaleb Wright
🇳🇿NZL·1777
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsHilton Bennett
🇳🇿NZL
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2021
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#100
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,881
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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