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Thirkell, Zachary

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FIDEFIDE 4322207· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2006

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Zachary Thirkell, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1699 — just 1 short of his peak of 1700 (May 2025, age 19). He is on a steady climb with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearance: Canterbury Chess Club Championships 2025 Rounds 6-7.

At junior level, he reached #14 and #20 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1699

Standard

Rpd1863·Blz—

All-time high

1700

−1 pts below
May 2025 · age 19

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#110,288

#110,288 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jun 2025
14th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1700
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1649 → 1700
May 2025
All-time peak 1700
at age 19 · −1 from today
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Brendan Reedy 1,905
Arie Nijman Memorial 2026 · May 2026 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
+16
1683 → 1699
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAmanjeet Riar1,612·Arie Nijman Memorial 2026·R3·+7.5
2.[D]vsBrendan Reedy1,905·Arie Nijman Memorial 2026·R6·+5.3
3.[W]vsKingston Lee1,455·Arie Nijman Memorial 2026·R4·+3.9
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsStephen G LukeyFM2,037·Arie Nijman Memorial 2026·R5·-2.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Arie Nijman Memorial 2026
Swiss
May 20263.5/4#172090+15.6

Rankings

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New Zealand
#202
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#15,001
in continent
World
#110,285
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
New Zealand
1
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2
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2,367
3
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2,344
4
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2,333
5
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2,248
6
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2,237
7
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2,232
8
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2,202
9
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2,180
10
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2,177
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202🇳🇿Thirkell, Zachary1,699
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
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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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
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15001🇳🇿Thirkell, Zachary1,699
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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110285🇳🇿Thirkell, Zachary1,699