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McPherson, Timothy J

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FIDEFIDE 4319524· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1954

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Timothy J Mcpherson, a 72-year-old player, is rated 1486. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Invercargill Open, 2026 New Zealand Major Open, and South Island Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently. He took a 14-month break between Sep 2023 and Dec 2024. His peak of 1606 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1486

Standard

Rpd1522·Blz1494

All-time high

1606

−120 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#191,061

#191,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
8th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1560
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1344 → 1560
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1606
at age 70 · −120 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Phil Coleman 1,759
2026 New Zealand Major Open · Jan 2026 · +33.1 Elo
Evolution
-74
1560 → 1486
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
5.5/ 2027.5%
5W1D14L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsPhil Coleman1,759·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R1·+33.1
2.[W]vsBarry R Hooton1,491·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R3·+20.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGary McLean1,542·2026 Invercargill Open·R2·-16.8
2.[L]vsFabian Vry1,563·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R6·-15.6
3.[L]vsTing Liang1,566·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R4·-15.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Invercargill Open
Swiss
Jan 20260/2#10790-35.6
2026 New Zealand Major Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/7#361486-24.0
South Island Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/1#632462-14.4
Worst Elo result: 2026 Invercargill Open (-35.6 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

/
New Zealand
#399
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#39,771
in continent
World
#190,985
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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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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399🇳🇿McPherson, Timothy J1,486
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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39771🇳🇿McPherson, Timothy J1,486
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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190985🇳🇿McPherson, Timothy J1,486