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Hurndell, Robert

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FIDEFIDE 4310233· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1981

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Robert Hurndell, a 45-year-old player, is rated 1730 — just 12 short of his peak of 1742 (Feb 2025, age 44). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wellington Chess Open 2026, 2026 New Zealand Major Open, and Capital Chess Classic 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including 2026 Kapiti Rapid) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2023 and Jun 2024.

Current rating

1730

Standard

Rpd1598·Blz1664

All-time high

1742

−12 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 44

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#99,478

#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
8th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 1742
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1742
at age 44 · −12 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1538 → 1730
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 43
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
May 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1550 → returned at 1722
May 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Wellington Chess Open 2026
perf 1995 (+265) · 3.5/5 · #20
Top opponent
vs Nicholas Winsley 1,948
Wellington Chess Open 2026 · Apr 2026 · +15.6 Elo
Evolution
-5
1735 → 1730
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
11/ 2740.7%
8W10D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNicholas Winsley1,948·Wellington Chess Open 2026·R1·+15.6
2.[W]vsEdgar Benitez1,841·Wellington Chess Open 2026·R4·+13.1
3.[W]vsAnthony Booth1,659·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R3·+8.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAriel Patdu1,582·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R1·-14.0
2.[L]vsZane Sarmad1,637·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R5·-11.9
3.[L]vsAleksei Korolev1,677·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R5·-11.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Wellington Chess Open 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#201995+25.8
2026 New Zealand Major Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/7#171731-17.6
Capital Chess Classic 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/3#312108-13.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 New Zealand Major Open (-17.6 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#177
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,972
in continent
World
#99,476
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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New Zealand
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3
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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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2,202
9
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10
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177🇳🇿Hurndell, Robert1,730
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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2,761
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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12972🇳🇿Hurndell, Robert1,730
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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99476🇳🇿Hurndell, Robert1,730