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Gibb, John L

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FIDEFIDE 4332253· Male· New Zealand· Born in 1952

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John L Gibb, a 74-year-old player, is rated 1610. He has slipped back 123 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: 2026 New Zealand Major Open and South Island Chess Championship 2025. His peak of 1736 was reached at age 73 (Dec 2025).

Current rating

1610

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1736

−126 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 73

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#143,163

#143,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
7th 70-75 player nationally
at age 73 · rated 1736
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1736
at age 73 · −126 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 73
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 73
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 73
Oct 2025
First FIDE rating
1733 · at age 73
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dan Dolejs 1,716
South Island Chess Championship 2025 · Sep 2025 · +19.0 Elo
Evolution
-123
1733 → 1610
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
8W0D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSean Balbalin1,428·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R7·-29.7
2.[L]vsElena Moshakova1,547·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R3·-23.7
3.[L]vsAdele Zhou1,560·2026 New Zealand Major Open·R4·-23.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 New Zealand Major Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/7#331612-122.8
South Island Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/6#2217110.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 New Zealand Major Open (-122.8 Elo, finished #33).

Rankings

/
New Zealand
#288
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#22,783
in continent
World
#143,153
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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New Zealand
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,237
7
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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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288🇳🇿Gibb, John L1,610
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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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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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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22783🇳🇿Gibb, John L1,610
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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2,792
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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143153🇳🇿Gibb, John L1,610