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Ballantyne, Wayne

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FIDEFIDE 2029022· Male· United States of America· Born in 1955

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Wayne Ballantyne, a 71-year-old American player, is rated 1830. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Expert, 24th Pafnutieff Memorial Tournament - 1600-1999, and 35th Annual North American Open - U2100. He took a 114-month break between Oct 2008 and May 2018. His peak of 2061 was reached at age 53 (Oct 2008).

Current rating

1830

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2061

−231 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 53

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#67,150

#67,150 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
32nd American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1877
Jan 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 69
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
1842 → 1902
Mar 2024
2021
28th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1989
Dec 2021
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Aug 2018
39th American 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2051
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Anirudh Anand 1,758
2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Expert · Apr 2026 · +8.0 Elo
Evolution
-50
1880 → 1830
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
14.5/ 2265.9%
12W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Expert
Swiss
Apr 20263/5#51839+1.8
24th Pafnutieff Memorial Tournament - 1600-1999
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/4#11931+7.2
35th Annual North American Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/4#1921516-55.8
7th Donaldson Tournament - 1600-1999
Swiss
Dec 20253.5/4#11918+2.6
24th Wilkerson Memorial Tournament - 1600-1999
Swiss
Jul 20253/4#41803-5.6
Worst Elo result: 35th Annual North American Open - U2100 (-55.8 Elo, finished #192).

Rankings

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United States of America
#1,898
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#7,640
in continent
World
#67,150
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
1898🇺🇸Ballantyne, Wayne1,830
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
7640🇺🇸Ballantyne, Wayne1,830
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
67150🇺🇸Ballantyne, Wayne1,830