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Armstrong, John F
🇳🇿FIDE 4306430· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1938
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John F Armstrong, a 88-year-old player, is rated 1696 — just 24 short of his peak of 1720 (Dec 2024, age 86). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2021–2022) and 12 months (2022–2024). Recent appearances: Richard Sutton Trophy 2025 Round 6 and Richard Sutton Trophy 2025 Rounds 1-5.
Current rating
1696
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1720
−24 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 86
Dec 2024 · age 86
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#111,386
#111,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 87
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+190 Elo)
1530 → 1720
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1720
at age 86 · −24 from today
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 86
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1585 → returned at 1530
Dec 2022
2021
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1607 → returned at 1585
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1720 → 1696
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 1788 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #12 | 1811 | -25.6 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#207
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,220
in continent
World
#111,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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