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Loretan, Alf
🇳🇿FIDE 4310942· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1958
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Alf Loretan, a 68-year-old player, is rated 1677. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2021–2022) and 12 months (2022–2024). Recent standard appearances include Richard Sutton Trophy 2025 Round 6, Richard Sutton Trophy 2025 Rounds 1-5, and South Island Chess Championship 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including South Island Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 1741 was reached at age 66 (Dec 2024).
Current rating
1677
Standard
Rpd1675·Blz—
All-time high
1741
−64 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 66
Dec 2024 · age 66
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#118,231
#118,231 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1532 → 1741
Jan 2025
2024
11th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1741
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1741
at age 66 · −64 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1544 → returned at 1532
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-64
1741 → 1677
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
5W0D7L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #10 | 978 | -7.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #10 | 1698 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #47 | 2004 | -56.0 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#226
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,634
in continent
World
#118,225
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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