Top Standard Chess Players in New Zealand 🇳🇿Follow New ZealandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers.
648 active players in New Zealand by Standard rating. #1 Felix Xie leads with 2,389 — 22 pts ahead of Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (2,367). This month's standout moves (top 50): Justin Zhide Wang led all gainers at +52 pts, while Hugo Lawrence saw the steepest fall at -36 pts.
Age Group Leaders
U20Xie, FelixIMFollow Felix XieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,389U18Xie, FelixIMFollow Felix XieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,389U16Mao, DaqiFMFollow Daqi MaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,23265+Freeman, Michael RoyCMFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,202
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
Wang, Justin ZhideCMFollow Justin Zhide WangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,072
+52Keith, MatthewFollow Matthew KeithTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,089
+42Rains, EdwardCMFollow Edward RainsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,028
+16Flop Movers
Lawrence, HugoFollow Hugo LawrenceTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.1,966
-36Smith, Robert WFMFollow Robert W SmithTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,095
-23Young, CohenCMFollow Cohen YoungTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,052
-18RECENT NEW ZEALAND #1 · 2021 → 2026
13 distinct leaders across 25 years
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20212022202420252026
- HagueJan 2021 → Mar 20213mo
- WangApr 2021 → Dec 20222y
- HagueJan 2023 → Jul 20237mo
- MiddelburgAug 2023 → Apr 20249mo
- XieMay 2024 → May 20241mo
- MiddelburgJun 2024 → Sep 20244mo
- RenjithOct 2024 → Dec 20243mo
- AngJan 2025 → Jan 20251mo
- RenjithFeb 2025 → May 20254mo
- AngJun 2025 → Aug 20253mo
- Xie· currentSep 2025 → Jun 202610mo
Wang2yMiddelburg1y · 2 reignsXie11mo · 2 reignsHague10mo · 2 reignsRenjith7mo · 2 reignsAng4mo · 2 reigns
Avg. top 10
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
2,271=
Avg. top 100
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
1,995=
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
648-1
Rankings
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
# | Player | Standard↓ | Rapid | Blitz | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Xie, FelixIM · 18 yrsFollow Felix XieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2389 | 2353 | 2340 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei ErnFM · 24 yrsFollow Alphaeus Wei Ern AngTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2367 | 2301 | 2229 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Middelburg, TomIM · 46 yrsFollow Tom MiddelburgTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2344 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
4 | Renjith, SravanIM · 18 yrsFollow Sravan RenjithTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2333 | 2225 | 2350 | −6 | 12 |
5 | Gong, Daniel HanwenFM · 23 yrsFollow Daniel Hanwen GongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2248 | 2245 | 2127 | 0 | 0 |
6 | McKenzie, Peter DFM · 60 yrsFollow Peter D McKenzieTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2237 | 2238 | — | 0 | 0 |
7 | Mao, DaqiFM · 14 yrsFollow Daqi MaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2232 | 2178 | 2049 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Freeman, Michael RoyCM · 66 yrsFollow Michael Roy FreemanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2202 | 2212 | — | 0 | 0 |
9▲2 | Croad, NicolasFM · 46 yrsFollow Nicolas CroadTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2180 | 2196 | 2126 | +12 | 4 |
10▼1 | Ker, Anthony FIM · 59 yrsFollow Anthony F KerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2177 | 2170 | 2147 | −3 | 4 |
11▼1 | Garbett, Paul AnthonyIM · 74 yrsFollow Paul Anthony GarbettTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2168 | 2174 | 2135 | 0 | 0 |
12▲2 | Liu, William RuiCM · 15 yrsFollow William Rui LiuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2157 | 2088 | 1968 | +6 | 2 |
13 | Zhang, Kendrick BotongFM · 17 yrsFollow Kendrick Botong ZhangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2153 | 1959 | 2010 | 0 | 0 |
14▼2 | Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)CM · 22 yrsFollow Ilias Angelo (Leo) BakerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2148 | 1873 | 1765 | −9 | 4 |
15 | Dive, Russell JohnIM · 60 yrsFollow Russell John DiveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2116 | 2212 | 2061 | −8 | 4 |
16▲1 | Ning, Isabelle YixuanCM · 17 yrsFollow Isabelle Yixuan NingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2114 | 1824 | 1772 | 0 | 0 |
17▲2 | Han, Daniel · 42 yrsFollow Daniel HanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2097 | 2089 | 2060 | +11 | 3 |
18▼2 | Smith, Robert WFM · 70 yrsFollow Robert W SmithTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2095 | 2051 | 2000 | −23 | 9 |
19▼1 | Winter, Ryan · 23 yrsFollow Ryan WinterTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2093 | 1974 | 1948 | 0 | 0 |
20▲6 | Keith, Matthew · 16 yrsFollow Matthew KeithTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2089 | 2041 | 1885 | +42 | 3 |
21▲13 | Wang, Justin ZhideCM · 14 yrsFollow Justin Zhide WangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2072 | 2073 | 2109 | +52 | 12 |
22▼1 | Tew, Yao Zen MarkisCM · 20 yrsFollow Yao Zen Markis TewTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2060 | 1994 | 1986 | −9 | 4 |
23▲1 | Hare, Tim · 66 yrsFollow Tim HareTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2057 | 2013 | 1931 | +3 | 2 |
24▼1 | Yu, ZacharyCM · 19 yrsFollow Zachary YuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2057 | 1916 | 1851 | 0 | 0 |
25▼5 | Young, CohenCM · 20 yrsFollow Cohen YoungTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2052 | 1991 | 1821 | −18 | 1 |
26▼1 | Archer, OllieFM · 19 yrsFollow Ollie ArcherTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2049 | 2024 | 1846 | 0 | 0 |
27▼5 | Carpinter, Antony L · 73 yrsFollow Antony L CarpinterTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2045 | 2051 | 2055 | −17 | 5 |
28▼1 | Jin, Yanbo · 19 yrsFollow Yanbo JinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2039 | 2136 | 1988 | −5 | 3 |
29▲1 | Preeyansh Roul · 19 yrsFollow Preeyansh RoulTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2033 | 1802 | 1742 | 0 | 0 |
30▲1 | Wiratunga, Jenith · 20 yrsFollow Jenith WiratungaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2031 | 2121 | 2037 | 0 | 0 |
31▲1 | Tang, HaoCM · 42 yrsFollow Hao TangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2030 | 1872 | 1848 | 0 | 0 |
32▲6 | Rains, EdwardCM · 32 yrsFollow Edward RainsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2028 | 1912 | 1939 | +16 | 9 |
33 | Stark, JohnCM · 39 yrsFollow John StarkTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2027 | 2011 | 2045 | 0 | 0 |
34▼5 | Lukey, Stephen GFM · 58 yrsFollow Stephen G LukeyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2026 | 2134 | 2184 | −11 | 10 |
35▼7 | Compton, Alistair · 57 yrsFollow Alistair ComptonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2026 | 2058 | 1924 | −12 | 2 |
36 | Lee, MilesCM · 27 yrsFollow Miles LeeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2018 | 1964 | 1987 | 0 | 0 |
37▲2 | McLaren, Leonard JFM · 62 yrsFollow Leonard J McLarenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2011 | 2083 | — | 0 | 0 |
38▼1 | Van Der Hoorn, ThomasCM · 20 yrsFollow Thomas Van Der HoornTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2009 | 1907 | 1913 | −6 | 4 |
39▼4 | Le Brocq, Mark J. · 46 yrsFollow Mark J. Le BrocqTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2008 | 1981 | 1977 | −11 | 4 |
40 | McNabb, Matthew David · 47 yrsFollow Matthew David McNabbTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2008 | 1949 | 1975 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Loke, Kayden · 18 yrsFollow Kayden LokeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2006 | 1925 | 1981 | 0 | 0 |
42▲1 | Qin, Oscar Shu XuanCM · 18 yrsFollow Oscar Shu Xuan QinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2000 | 1834 | 1913 | 0 | 0 |
43▲1 | Crack, Malcolm · 26 yrsFollow Malcolm CrackTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1997 | 1909 | — | 0 | 0 |
44▲2 | Wilson, Dion A · 17 yrsFollow Dion A WilsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1984 | 1935 | 1709 | 0 | 0 |
45 | Lee, Edward S · 59 yrsFollow Edward S LeeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1984 | 1961 | 1979 | 0 | 0 |
46▲1 | Steadman, Michael V RFM · 64 yrsFollow Michael V R SteadmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1982 | 2004 | 2086 | 0 | 0 |
47▲1 | He, Zhi Yu (Paul) · 18 yrsFollow Zhi Yu (Paul) HeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1979 | 1769 | 1750 | 0 | 0 |
48▲2 | Sun, Alexander · 20 yrsFollow Alexander SunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1973 | 1800 | 1783 | 0 | 0 |
49 | Weegenaar, David P · 64 yrsFollow David P WeegenaarTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1973 | 1959 | 1931 | 0 | 0 |
50▼8 | Lawrence, Hugo · 30 yrsFollow Hugo LawrenceTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 1966 | — | — | −36 | 4 |
Rating distribution
Standard · Active
12-month evolution
Standard · Active
Titled players — 49
Active · vs 1 month
Open
IM6
15%
FM12+1
31%
CM21
54%
Women
WIM1
10%
WFM4+2
40%
WCM5-2
50%
AGE PYRAMID · NEW ZEALAND ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
221U2036
7020-344
4435-493
5550-642
5965+2
449 open players47 women players
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| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,709 |
2· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,667 |
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7▼3 | 🇻🇳VietnamFollow VietnamTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,476 |
8▼1 | 🇦🇺AustraliaFollow AustraliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,459 |
9▼1 | 🇲🇳MongoliaFollow MongoliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,444 |
10· | 🇵🇭PhilippinesFollow PhilippinesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,423 |
| ... | ||
| 20 | 🇳🇿New ZealandFollow New ZealandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,271 |
World — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,724 |
2· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,709 |
3· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,667 |
4· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,642 |
5· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,637 |
6· | 🇺🇦UkraineFollow UkraineTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,628 |
7· | 🇫🇷FranceFollow FranceTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,626 |
8· | 🇦🇿AzerbaijanFollow AzerbaijanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,625 |
9▲1 | 🇺🇿UzbekistanFollow UzbekistanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,623 |
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| ... | ||
| 81 | 🇳🇿New ZealandFollow New ZealandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,271 |