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Saunders, Dean
🇳🇿FIDE 4321260· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2009
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Dean Saunders, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1540. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 9 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 8-9, ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 3-7, and ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 1-2. His peak of 1604 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #32, #24 and #14 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1540
Standard
Rpd1591·Blz—
All-time high
1604
−64 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 15
Mar 2024 · age 15
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#170,214
#170,214 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
32nd U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1540
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 16
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+318 Elo)
1286 → 1604
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1513 → 1540
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #20 | 1582 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #75 | 1679 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #28 | 1740 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2314 | +42.8 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#357
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,466
in continent
World
#170,186
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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