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Crack, Malcolm
🇳🇿FIDE 4312937· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2000
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Malcolm Crack, a 26-year-old player, is rated 1997 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +103 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearance: ACC Double Weekends September 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bay of Plenty Rapid A 2026) recently. He took a 55-month break between Jan 2021 and Sep 2025. He reached #41 nationally in Oct 2025.
At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1997
Standard
Rpd1909·Blz—
All-time high
1997
at best
Oct 2025 · age 25
Oct 2025 · age 25
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#27,972
#27,972 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Peak national rank: #41
at age 25 · rated 1997
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1894 → 1997
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1997
at age 25
Oct 2025
2021
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Jan 2021
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1824 → returned at 1984
Jan 2021
2020
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1787
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+103
1894 → 1997
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
8/ 1080.0%
8W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #10 | 2021 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2232 | +90.0 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#43
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,478
in continent
World
#27,972
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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