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Murdoch, Stephen

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FIDEFIDE 4305914· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1961

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Stephen Murdoch, a 65-year-old player, is rated 1613. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Goris Open 2025 - Tournament B, SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL OPEN B, and 21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen. Also played 1 blitz event (including 21eme Festival International d'Echecs Chefchaouen Marathon de Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 43 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1667 was reached at age 63 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1613

Standard

Rpd1670·Blz1641

All-time high

1667

−54 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 63

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#142,014

#142,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1445 → 1664
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1667
at age 63 · −54 from today
Mar 2024
2022
23rd 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1445
Jul 2022
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1445 → returned at 1664
Jul 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen
perf 2731 (+1080) · 5/5 · #73
Top opponent
vs Ajbara Jamal 1,879
21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen · Jul 2025 · +15.8 Elo
Evolution
-35
1648 → 1613
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
8/ 2433.3%
8W0D16L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOmar Landolsi1,649·SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL OPEN B·R9·-9.1
2.[L]vsBouziane Saidi1,728·SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL OPEN B·R7·-6.9
3.[L]vsAbdelhalim Hamoum1,732·SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL OPEN B·R2·-6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Goris Open 2025 - Tournament B
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/1#482691-3.4
SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL OPEN B
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/7#561420-34.6
21eme Festival International d Echecs Chefchaouen
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/5#732731+3.2
Worst Elo result: SAHEL CHESS FESTIVAL OPEN B (-34.6 Elo, finished #56).

Rankings

/
New Zealand
#284
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,448
in continent
World
#142,004
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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New Zealand
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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284🇳🇿Murdoch, Stephen1,613
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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22448🇳🇿Murdoch, Stephen1,613
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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142004🇳🇿Murdoch, Stephen1,613