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Jones, Stephen K

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FIDEFIDE 4310241· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1974

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Stephen K Jones, a 52-year-old player, is rated 1554 — just 7 short of his peak of 1561 (Mar 2024, age 50). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 31 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included), 17 months (2021–2023) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: Arnold Cup 2026 and Waitakere Chess Club Summer Cup 2026.

Current rating

1554

Standard

Rpd1690·Blz—

All-time high

1561

−7 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 50

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#164,719

#164,719 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
16th 50-55 player nationally
at age 52 · rated 1554
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+280 Elo)
1280 → 1560
Oct 2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1560 → returned at 1554
May 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 50
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 50
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1561
at age 50 · −7 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Laker Zeng 1,626
48th Trusts Chess Open B · May 2026 · +2.0 Elo
Evolution
-6
1560 → 1554
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
5W3D6L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsJacob Barry1,585·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R5·+10.9
2.[D]vsLaker Zeng1,626·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R6·+2.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTom Nicholson1,603·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R3·-8.6
2.[L]vsLucas Zhang1,781·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R1·-4.3
3.[L]vsR M S Y Rathayake1,814·48th Trusts Chess Open B·R2·-3.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
48th Trusts Chess Open B
Open Swiss
May 20261.5/5#511535-3.6
Arnold Cup 2026
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/2#14—-0.6
Waitakere Chess Club Summer Cup 2026
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/2#22—-5.4

Rankings

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New Zealand
#345
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#29,492
in continent
World
#164,698
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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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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345🇳🇿Jones, Stephen K1,554
Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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3
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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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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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8
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9
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9
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