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Johns, Daniel P
🇳🇿FIDE 4303296· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1975
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Daniel P Johns, a 51-year-old player, is rated 1706. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 North Shore Autumn Tournament Round 1, 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 6-7, and 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 2-5. Also played 6 rapid (including 2026 North Shore Rapid 1st Leg Rounds 1-2) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 North Shore Lightning Championship) recently. He took a 12-month break between Oct 2014 and Nov 2015. His peak of 1909 was reached at age 41 (Sep 2016); he also reached #58 nationally in Aug 2017.
Current rating
1706
Standard
Rpd1748·Blz1644
All-time high
1909
−203 pts below
Sep 2016 · age 41
Sep 2016 · age 41
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#107,807
#107,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
7th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1706
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1662 → 1733
Aug 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 47
Aug 2022
9th 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1780
Apr 2022
2020
5th 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 1865
Aug 2020
2017
Peak national rank: #58
at age 42 · rated 1909
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
1690 → 1706
Tournaments
9
22 games
Score
12/ 2254.5%
8W8D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0.5/2 | #31 | 1548 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #37 | 2081 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2232 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 1758 | +7.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 1836 | +15.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1509 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 1544 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2291 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #39 | 1775 | -14.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAntonio Krstev
🇳🇿NZL·1837
+5 −9 =5
19 games·last met May 2026
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vsNeil J Gunn
🇳🇿NZL·1767
+3 −6 =7
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJustin Zhide WangCM
🇳🇿NZL·2072
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsTaylor Sussex
🇳🇿NZL·1596
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDante Soriano
🇳🇿NZL·1589
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#198
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,536
in continent
World
#107,804
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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