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KG
Kerr, Grant
🇳🇿FIDE 4305620· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1948
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Grant Kerr, a 78-year-old player, is rated 1751. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hilton Bennett Memorial Masters 2026, NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025, and DTCN INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2017), 23 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2021–2022). His peak of 1940 was reached at age 68 (May 2016); he also reached #54 nationally in Aug 2016.
Current rating
1751
Standard
Rpd1785·Blz1812
All-time high
1940
−189 pts below
May 2016 · age 68
May 2016 · age 68
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,209
#92,209 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
100 career games
at age 76
Dec 2024
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 76 · rated 1813
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1717 → 1813
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1732 → returned at 1741
May 2021
2019
1st 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1827
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1759 → 1751
Tournaments
6
45 games
Score
18/ 4540.0%
10W16D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #201 | 1913 | +25.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/11 | #9 | 1803 | +21.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #7 | 1834 | +21.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/7 | #17 | 1694 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #53 | 1740 | -51.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/6 | #28 | 1643 | -23.4 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#160
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,750
in continent
World
#92,207
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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