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BJ
Baker, John
🇲🇹FIDE 5601894· Male· Malta· Born in 1948
John Baker, a 78-year-old player. currently rated 1766 in Standard, career peak of 1837 (Dec 2015). He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2017–2018), 19 months (2020–2021).
Current rating
1766
Standard
Rpd1742·Blz1777
All-time high
1837
−71 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 67
Dec 2015 · age 67
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35
in Malta · of 102
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+162 Elo)
1620 → 1782
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1714 → returned at 1722
Mar 2020
2017
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1714 → returned at 1708
Feb 2017
2016
Peak national rank: #18
at age 68 · rated 1837
Jul 2016
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 67
Dec 2015
All-time peak 1837
at age 67 · −71 from today
Dec 2015
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-10
1776 → 1766
Standard rating history
Rankings
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Malta
#35
out of 126 players
Europe
#64,828
in continent
World
#87,641
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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