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McLean, Gary

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FIDEFIDE 4319508· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1951

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Gary Mclean, a 75-year-old player, is rated 1580 — just 1 short of his peak of 1581 (Feb 2026, age 75). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Dec 2024 and Feb 2026. Recent appearances: 2026 Invercargill Open and 2026 New Zealand Major Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) recently.

Current rating

1580

Standard

Rpd1537·Blz—

All-time high

1581

−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 75

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#154,013

#154,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1581
at age 75 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1202 → 1542
Dec 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1542 → returned at 1581
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 73
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 73
Mar 2024
2023
9th 70-75 player nationally
at age 72 · rated 1229
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 New Zealand Major Open
perf 1681 (+100) · 3/6 · #35
Top opponent
vs Wayne Knightbridge 1,733
2026 New Zealand Major Open · Jan 2026 · +8.2 Elo
Evolution
+38
1542 → 1580
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
4W4D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDaniel Bell1,581·2026 Invercargill Open·R4·+20.0
2.[W]vsTimothy J McPherson1,545·2026 Invercargill Open·R2·+17.9
3.[D]vsWayne Knightbridge1,733·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R1·+8.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAnthony Booth1,659·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R8·-15.6
2.[L]vsRon Geilik1,682·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R4·-14.3
3.[L]vsHamish R Gold1,770·2026 Invercargill Open·R1·-10.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Invercargill Open
Swiss
Jan 20263/3#32432+34.0
2026 New Zealand Major Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/6#351681+4.4

Rankings

/
New Zealand
#321
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#26,077
in continent
World
#153,997
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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321🇳🇿McLean, Gary1,580
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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3
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5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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9
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2,731
10
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26077🇳🇿McLean, Gary1,580
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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7
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7
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153997🇳🇿McLean, Gary1,580