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Richards, John
🇲🇹FIDE 5600030· Male· Malta· Born in 1966
John Richards, a 60-year-old player. currently rated 1819 in Standard, career peak of 1849 (Dec 2015).
Current rating
1819
Standard
Rpd1878·Blz1817
All-time high
1849
−30 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 49
Dec 2015 · age 49
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27
in Malta · of 102
Career timeline
12 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
2015
All-time peak 1849
at age 49 · −30 from today
Dec 2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Nov 2015
2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Jun 2014
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+16
1803 → 1819
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Malta
#27
out of 126 players
Europe
#53,132
in continent
World
#70,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
Malta
Europe
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