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Armstrong, John F

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#111,123

#111,123 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oliver Lee 1,788
Richard Sutton Trophy 2025 Round 6 · Dec 2025 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-24
1720 → 1696
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Richard Sutton Trophy 2025 Round 6
Swiss
Dec 20250.5/1#41788+2.4
Richard Sutton Trophy 2025 Rounds 1-5
Swiss
Oct 20251.5/3#121811-25.6
Worst Elo result: Richard Sutton Trophy 2025 Rounds 1-5 (-25.6 Elo, finished #12).

Rankings

/
New Zealand
#206
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,189
in continent
World
#111,121
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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2,180
10
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2,168
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206🇳🇿Armstrong, John F1,696
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
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2,731
10
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2,729
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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