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Joel, Chris

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FIDEFIDE 4310802· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1963

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Chris Joel, a 63-year-old player, is rated 1635. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Waitakere Chess Club Summer Cup 2026, NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025, and 2025 Peter Stuart Memorial Reserve. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2021 and Nov 2022. His peak of 1691 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1635

Standard

Rpd1713·Blz—

All-time high

1691

−56 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#133,272

#133,272 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+187 Elo)
1504 → 1691
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 61
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1691
at age 61 · −56 from today
Mar 2024
16th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1485
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025
perf 1795 (+161) · 2.5/5 · #13
Top opponent
vs John Robert Hall 1,777
47th Trusts Open B · May 2025 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
+7
1628 → 1635
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
12/ 2646.2%
9W6D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJohn Robert Hall1,777·47th Trusts Open B·R1·+14.2
2.[W]vsMartin Zhou1,755·47th Trusts Open B·R3·+13.6
3.[W]vsAnthony Booth1,686·NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025·R6·+11.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Waitakere Chess Club Summer Cup 2026
Swiss
Feb 20262/3#9—+3.8
NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships 2025
Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#131795+10.0
2025 Peter Stuart Memorial Reserve
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/6#81540-18.2
ACA B Grade Interclubs 2025
Team
Jun 20252/3#161752-10.8
47th Trusts Open B
Open Swiss
May 20252.5/6#391698+8.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Peter Stuart Memorial Reserve (-18.2 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

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New Zealand
#265
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,207
in continent
World
#133,265
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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9
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10
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Asia-Pacific
1
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9
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10
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20207🇳🇿Joel, Chris1,635
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