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Black, Ross

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FIDEFIDE 4304047· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1960

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Ross Black, a 66-year-old player, is rated 1733. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: South Island Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including South Island Rapid Championship 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Aug 2016 and Nov 2017. His peak of 1808 was reached at age 54 (Nov 2014, #78 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1733

Standard

Rpd1710·Blz

All-time high

1808

75 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 54

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#98,440

#98,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
14th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1738
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1582 → 1749
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
2021
12th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1692
Dec 2021
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Nov 2018
2016
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1786 → returned at 1770
Aug 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
South Island Chess Championship 2025
perf 2073 (+335) · 4/5 · #26
Top opponent
South Island Chess Championship 2025 · Sep 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
+8
17251733
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
4W6D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20263/6#131715-4.6
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/5#262073+13.4

Rankings

/
New Zealand
#175
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,809
in continent
World
#98,438
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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9
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10
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