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Rains, Edward
CM🇳🇿FIDE 4302940· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1994
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Edward Rains, a 32-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2028 — just 25 short of his peak of 2053 (Feb 2017, age 23). He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wellington Chess Open 2026, 2026 New Zealand Chess Championships, and South Island Chess Championship 2025. He took a 14-month break between Feb 2023 and May 2024. He reached #16 nationally in Jan 2024.
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #2 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2028
Standard
Rpd1912·Blz1939
All-time high
2053
−25 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 23
Feb 2017 · age 23
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,484
#23,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Jun 2024
Peak national rank: #16
at age 30 · rated 2041
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 29
Feb 2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2041 → returned at 1997
Feb 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 27
Jun 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
2027 → 2028
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
22/ 3562.9%
21W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #7 | 2710 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 2005 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 1871 | -20.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2086 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #4 | 1951 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStephen G LukeyFM
🇳🇿NZL·2026
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsRussell John DiveIM
🇳🇿NZL·2116
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMatthew David McNabb
🇳🇿NZL·2008
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsJustin Zhide WangCM
🇳🇿NZL·2072
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsRoss Black
🇳🇿NZL·1733
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#32
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,012
in continent
World
#23,484
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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