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Knightbridge, Wayne

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FIDEFIDE 4309669· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1954

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Wayne Knightbridge, a 72-year-old player, is rated 1687. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Feb 2024 and Feb 2026. Recent appearance: 2026 New Zealand Major Open. His peak of 1733 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1687

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1733

−46 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#114,673

#114,673 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
4th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1733
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+147 Elo)
1586 → 1733
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1733
at age 70 · −46 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1555 → returned at 1687
Feb 2024
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Feb 2021

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adele Zhou 1,560
2026 New Zealand Major Open · Jan 2026 · +6.5 Elo
Evolution
-46
1733 → 1687
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
2W4D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsAdele Zhou1,560·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R3·+6.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsElena Moshakova1,547·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R6·-13.8
2.[L]vsTaylor Sussex1,620·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R7·-11.9
3.[L]vsBen Geilik1,714·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R9·-9.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 New Zealand Major Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/7#311644-46.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 New Zealand Major Open (-46.0 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#213
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,878
in continent
World
#114,669
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2,389
2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,333
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
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2,202
9
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2,180
10
🇳🇿Ker, Anthony FFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,177
...
213🇳🇿Knightbridge, Wayne1,687
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
3
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
4
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
5
🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇨🇳Ding, LirenFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,738
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
8
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,733
9
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
...
15878🇳🇿Knightbridge, Wayne1,687
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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