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RJ
Richards, John
🇲🇹FIDE 5600030· Male· Malta· Born in 1966
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John Richards, a 60-year-old player, is rated 1819 — just 30 short of his peak of 1849 (Dec 2015, age 49). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 7 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Malta Senior Championship 2026, Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Final Rounds, and European Amateur Championship U2000. He reached #16 nationally in Jul 2008.
Current rating
1819
Standard
Rpd1878·Blz1817
All-time high
1849
−30 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 49
Dec 2015 · age 49
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#70,455
#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1654 → 1808
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Nov 2024
2022
3rd 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1708
Apr 2022
2020
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 1732
Oct 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 53
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1792 → 1819
Tournaments
8
34 games
Score
16.5/ 3448.5%
10W13D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 1724 | -11.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2151 | +17.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #7 | 1845 | +12.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #9 | 1879 | +7.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #9 | 1888 | +13.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #13 | 1090 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #16 | 1814 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0/2 | #16 | 1209 | -9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRon SammutCM
🇲🇹MLT·1603
+12 −5 =15
32 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDuncan VellaCM
🇲🇹MLT·1903
+5 −18 =2
25 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMario Psaila
🇲🇹MLT·1807
+5 −8 =9
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIan Refalo
🇲🇹MLT·1690
+10 −3 =8
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsClarence PsailaFM
🇲🇹MLT·2007
+4 −10 =6
20 games·last met Nov 2021
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Rankings
/
Malta
#30
out of 129 players
Europe
#51,199
in continent
World
#70,454
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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