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Burnett, Walter
🇬🇧FIDE 2401134· Male· Scotland
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Walter Burnett, a Scottish player, is rated 1893. He has slipped back 98 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Perth Congress 2026 - Open, 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, and Glasgow Congress Ken Stewart Open 2026. 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
1893
Standard
Rpd1872·Blz1857
All-time high
2039
−146 pts below
Jul 2010
Jul 2010
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49,851
#49,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
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
−146 from today
Jul 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-78
1971 → 1893
Tournaments
12
51 games
Score
25.5/ 5150.0%
23W9D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #31 | 1663 | -47.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #17 | 1939 | -0.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #40 | 1231 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #34 | 1889 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2715 | +18.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2761 | +22.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #20 | 1846 | -2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2201 | +15.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #17 | 1811 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 1858 | -28.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonathan McKay
🇬🇧SCO·2030
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNeil Irving
🇬🇧SCO·1911
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDerek McCormack
🇬🇧SCO·1926
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAlagu Naachiappan Karthick
🇬🇧SCO·1829
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAlan G Grant
🇬🇧SCO·2048
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2014
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Rankings
Scotland
#127
out of 459 players
Europe
#36,709
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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