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MJ
McKellar, John
🇲🇹FIDE 5605652· Male· Malta· Born in 1959
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John Mckellar, a 67-year-old player, is rated 1565. He has slipped back 75 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th Harry Camilleri Memorial 2026, Weekend Classics April 2026 Open, and Preliminaries 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Swieqi Chess Club Open Rapid November 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Swieqi Chess Club Open Blitz - April 2026) recently. His peak of 1640 was reached at age 66 (May 2025); he also reached #50 nationally in Mar 2025.
Current rating
1565
Standard
Rpd1525·Blz1545
All-time high
1640
−75 pts below
May 2025 · age 66
May 2025 · age 66
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#160,479
#160,479 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Aug 2025
2nd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1640
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1572 → 1640
May 2025
All-time peak 1640
at age 66 · −75 from today
May 2025
Peak national rank: #50
at age 66 · rated 1626
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-70
1635 → 1565
Tournaments
12
56 games
Score
26/ 5646.4%
21W10D25L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMatthias Abdilla Castillo1,592·Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 2C Rounds 1-2·R2·+17.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #11 | 1638 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 1915 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/6 | #27 | 1571 | -21.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #11 | 1687 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #1 | 1779 | +16.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #10 | 1562 | -24.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 1860 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #13 | 1593 | -25.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3/1 | #6 | 2388 | +9.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 2/1 | #2 | 2279 | +5.8 |
Rankings
/
Malta
#78
out of 129 players
Europe
#105,313
in continent
World
#160,462
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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