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Christie, Richie

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FIDEFIDE 4307470· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1973

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Richie Christie, a 53-year-old player, is rated 1797. He has fluctuated between 1797 and 1862 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 and South Island Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2017–2019) and 16 months (2021–2022). His peak of 1936 was reached at age 43 (Aug 2016); he also reached #45 nationally in Sep 2020.

Current rating

1797

Standard

Rpd1822·Blz1808

All-time high

1936

−139 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 43

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#77,317

#77,317 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
5th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1906
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
1857 → 1906
Mar 2024
2022
7th 45-50 player nationally
at age 49 · rated 1866
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1866 → returned at 1857
Jun 2021
2020
Peak national rank: #45
at age 47 · rated 1908
Sep 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
South Island Chess Championship 2025
perf 2302 (+480) · 4.5/5 · #25
Top opponent
vs Kendrick Botong ZhangFM 2,021
South Island Chess Championship 2025 · Sep 2025 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
-11
1808 → 1797
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
7W3D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
May 20264/9#531746-24.8
South Island Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/5#252302+14.2
Worst Elo result: Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 (-24.8 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#126
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,467
in continent
World
#77,316
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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Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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4
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5
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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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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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6
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7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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