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Burnett, Walter

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FIDEFIDE 2401134· Male· Scotland

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Walter Burnett, a Scottish player, is rated 1941. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026, and 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8. Also played 8 rapid (including Lothians Allegro Open 2026) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Edinburgh Qualifier) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 20 months (2012–2014), 14 months (2016–2017) and 70 months (2017–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2039 was reached (Jul 2010); he also reached Scottish #46 in Jul 2008.

Current rating

1941

Standard

Rpd1872·Blz1857

All-time high

2039

−98 pts below
Jul 2010

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#38,572

#38,572 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1939 → 1991
Jun 2025
2017
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 1992 → returned at 1982
Apr 2017
2016
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1997 → returned at 1992
Jan 2016
2014
100 career games
Aug 2014
2012
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1983 → returned at 1979
Aug 2012
2010
All-time peak 2039
−98 from today
Jul 2010

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David John Findlay 2,110
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Best comeback
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6
finished #1 (seeded #33 of 50)
Evolution
-50
1991 → 1941
Tournaments
11
41 games
Score
24/ 4158.5%
21W6D14L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOscar Yip1,527·Ayr Open 2025·R4·-17.9
2.[L]vsTristan Isaac Del Mar1,708·Perth Open 2025·R6·-16.4
3.[L]vsMarvin Gera1,784·Perth Open 2025·R1·-14.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#401231-7.8
Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/5#341889-6.0
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8
Team
Mar 20262/2#72715+18.8
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 5 and 6
Team
Feb 20262/2#12761+22.6
2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 3 and 4
Team
Nov 20251/2#201846-2.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 British Championship: Weekend Atkins Open (-35.2 Elo, finished #42).

Rankings

Scotland
#88
out of 460 players
Europe
#28,492
in continent
World
#38,572
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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