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Black, Ross
🇳🇿FIDE 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
Nov 2014 · age 54
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#98,440
#98,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
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
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1725 → 1733
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
4W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #13 | 1715 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #26 | 2073 | +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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