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Sussex, Taylor
🇳🇿FIDE 4317874· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1997
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Taylor Sussex, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1596. He has fluctuated between 1593 and 1646 over the past 2 years. 48 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Wellington Chess Open 2026, 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 6-7, and 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 2-5. Also played 8 rapid (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently. His peak of 1646 was reached at age 29 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1596
Standard
Rpd1623·Blz1626
All-time high
1646
−50 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 29
Feb 2026 · age 29
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#148,530
#148,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1646
at age 29 · −50 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 28
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 28
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+384 Elo)
1248 → 1632
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 27
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
1643 → 1596
Tournaments
12
55 games
Score
19/ 5534.5%
18W10D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #42 | 1425 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #52 | 1866 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #42 | 687 | -13.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #48 | 1465 | -20.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #15 | 1927 | +25.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #32 | 1878 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #35 | 1532 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2224 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #20 | 1516 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #19 | 1408 | -19.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNeil J Gunn
🇳🇿NZL·1767
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDaniel P Johns
🇳🇿NZL·1706
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsD P Sayuni Vonara Rehansi
🇳🇿NZL·1615
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsNolan Hu
🇳🇿NZL·1496
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsElena Moshakova
🇷🇺RUS·1634
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#297
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#24,385
in continent
World
#148,517
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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