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BJ
Baker, John
🇲🇹FIDE 5601894· Male· Malta· Born in 1948
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John Baker, a 78-year-old player, is rated 1766. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2017–2018) and 12 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Weekend Classics - July Open 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Swieqi Chess Club Open Rapid July 2025) recently. His peak of 1837 was reached at age 67 (Dec 2015); he also reached #18 nationally in Jul 2016.
Current rating
1766
Standard
Rpd1742·Blz1777
All-time high
1837
−71 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 67
Dec 2015 · age 67
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#87,208
#87,208 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+162 Elo)
1620 → 1782
Jan 2025
100 career games
at age 77
Jan 2025
2024
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 76 · rated 1772
Nov 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1620 → returned at 1782
Dec 2023
2022
1st 70-75 player nationally
at age 74 · rated 1709
Apr 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1776 → 1766
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2180 | -10.0 |
Rankings
/
Malta
#38
out of 129 players
Europe
#62,615
in continent
World
#87,206
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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